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Goulet leads in win over Plymouth State
CASTLETON | Behind a strong starting pitching performance from Cameron Goulet, the Castleton University baseball team defeated the Plymouth State Panthers 7-5 last Wednesday evening at Pappas Field on the campus of Franklin Pierce University. Read more
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Midd men run past Springfield
MIDDLEBURY | Middlebury scored the game’s first 15 goals on its way to a 15-7 win over Springfield (4-8) last Tuesday afternoon on Youngman Field at Alumni Stadium. Read more
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Middlebury women extend winning streak
MIDDLEBURY | Middlebury women extended their winning streak to double figures, as the third-ranked Panthers coasted past visiting Plymouth State University (PSU) 19-4 on last Wednesday for their 10th-straight victory. Read more
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Pinwheel reminders of child abuse
CASTLETON | Pinwheel gardens, like the one at Community Health Centers of the Rutland Region (CHCRR)... Read more
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Vergennes was 1800s boat-building center
VERGENNES | Vergennes’ picturesque boat basin is located below the falls in the downtown section of Vermont’s Little City. Read more
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Lake’s life takes on many forms
MIDDLEBURY | Lake Champlain is smaller than the Great Lakes, but Vermont politicians (jockeying to get taxpayer funds for a variety of special projects) have tried to reclassify it as the fifth Great Lake... Read more
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Former VSP-New Haven officer promoted
RUTLAND | Col. Matthew T. Birmingham, director of the Vermont State Police, announced that Detective Sgt. Michael Dion, with the Vermont State Police (VSP) Major Crime Unit-North, has been promoted to lieutenant/station commander... Read more
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Vermont has nation’s 4th highest tax burden
MIDDLEBURY | A new online report shows that Vermonters have a lot of reasons to sing the blues: they have one of the United States’ highest state tax loads to bear. Read more
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Rutland jury convicts Vermont Railway burglar
RUTLAND | Following a one-day trial, a Rutland jury convicted Eric Bryan, 39, of Rutland, of attempted burglary and unlawful mischief for his role in the Jan. 15, 2017, attempt to break into a Vermont Railways System’s building... Read more
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Bill W. had Vermont connection
RUTLAND | “Bill W.,” the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), who spent his formative years in Rutland, will be honored as the subject of the seventh statue along the Rutland Sculpture Trail. Read more
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Mother Earth’s gas
On April 5, I saw a group of Middlebury residents on their way to Montpelier to protest any further natural gas pipe installation. Read more
Rutland County Humane Society
RUTLAND | Please help the Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) take care of our new arrivals this spring and summer. Read more
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Homeward Bound
This little guy needs a very special home. At six years old, JACK is looking to kick back and relax in a calm house with an individual or family who is in tune with his unique needs. One of the things that makes Jack so special is that he is deaf. Read more
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An unusual funeral
My father, Henry A. Pinsonneault, a resident of Bennington passed away on Feb. 15, 2002, at the age of 94; had he lived a little longer he would be 123 years old now. Read more
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Flag waving not permitted here
Last week, Vermont Rep. Maxine Grad (D-Moretown), chairwoman of the House Judiciary Committee, told gun rights supporters at a public hearing to stop waving small United States flags. Why? Read more
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Women earn All-NEHWA honors
MIDDLEBURY | Two members of the Middlebury College women’s hockey players were named 2019 New England Hockey Writers Association’s (NEHWA) Division II-III All-Stars. Read more
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Middlebury splits West twin bill
MIDDLEBURY | The Middlebury College baseball team split a pair of games against Hamilton College of New York in Florida on March 30, falling during the opening seven-inning game 5-1 before winning the nine-inning nightcap... Read more
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MSJ, DII champs, celebrate
RUTLAND | The Mount St. Joseph (MSJ) Academy boys basketball team put it all together at the right time and claimed the Boys Division II Basketball Championship with a 49-44 win over Lake Region at Barre Auditorium. Read more
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Chaffee offers free teen classes, activities
RUTLAND | Rutland’s Chaffee Art Center is currently welcoming teens and young people to the new Open Studio Hub. Read more
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Douglas to address grads
CASTLETON | Former Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas, a resident of Middlebury, will deliver the commencement address at Castleton University’s 232nd graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 18. Read more
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The death of Mason deVos
Last week, I came across the tragic news story of a little boy with an Addison County, Vt., connection. The report appeared in the online edition of The Oregonian, dated Jan. 23, 2016. Read more
Who benefits under the new trade law? | Editorial
In early June, I wrote a letter to U.S. Rep. Peter Welch to ask what his position was regarding Trade Priorities and Accountability Act. Read more
Warner’s courage, character remembered | From the Editor
Some months ago, this weekly commentary devoted space to look at the life of Seth Warner, Vermont’s forgotten patriot-hero. Read more
The state of Railroading | From the Editor
It all started back in 1831, when the Vermont State Legislature approved the first railroad charter to link Rutland with Whitehall, N.Y. Read more
From the Editor: Sharing the road
Several recent bicycle-automobile accidents in our area call to mind that “sharing the road” will require more than just a nifty slogan. Read more
