Rutland

Rutland City voters overwhelmingly approved a $3.9 million bond vote on Tuesday that will greenlight water, utility and sewer upgrades. That work will pave the way for a new downtown hotel and apartment building.

City officials in Rutland are urging residents to approve a $3.9 million bond vote on Tuesday, Oct. 7, calling it vital for new downtown development.

A Rutland-based housing nonprofit wants to buy a former assisted living facility in the city and create much-needed affordable housing as well as transitional housing for families in crisis. Local pushback and zoning issues may derail the plan.

Rutland’s sculpture trail unveils its newest addition Friday. The marble sculpture honors a Rutland doctor who identified the first polio epidemic in the country. The statue also pays tribute to the hundreds of local medical professionals who responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rutland City's police department is encouraging members of the public to use a space in front of their station to safely buy, sell and exchange goods from websites like Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace.

Vermont Edition's annual live broadcast from a local fair took place at the Vermont State Fair in Rutland.

The day shelter provides about 160 meals a day, plus phone charging, clothes and other services.

Negotiations stretched well into the night. The Vermont-NEA announced that a deal had been reached in a short statement released just after midnight.

If the two sides don’t settle before next Wednesday, it would be the first teachers’ strike in Vermont in nearly a decade. Burlington teachers went on strike for four days in 2017.

Labor negotiations are souring in Rutland City schools, where the school board has just rejected the recommendations of an independent fact-finder's report. Board members argue the report was flawed — and unaffordable for taxpayers. The union says the district's teachers are among the lowest-paid in the region.