Rutland

The Norman Rockwell Museum of Vermont is planning to close its doors before the end of the year. The museum reopened after being closed for several months because of the pandemic. The Rutland Herald reports that business has been slow since the decline in tourism and travel during the past year. The co-owner Colleen Schreiber said they are trying to…

The Vermont city of Rutland is planning a “Parade of Heroes” and a number of other activities to mark the easing of the COVID-19 pandemic. In their first in-person meeting since March 2020, the Board of Alderman on Monday approved the parade for Aug. 28. The board also approved two events in September, and a whoopie-pie festival in October. “Back,…

Ahead of June’s LGBTQ+ Pride Month, community members in Rutland, Vermont, are sending a message that all are welcome in their city. “I think it’s going to make Rutland a better place,” predicted Karly Haven of the nonprofit group Queer Connect Rutland, which is one of the grassroots organizations working to create a Pride celebration for June in Rutland....

Leaders in Rutland, Vermont, are getting ready for a new series of Pride Month events.

Rutland, Vermont, celebrated a new public sculpture Thursday that honors a trailblazer in higher education. The bust of Martin Henry Freeman was installed late last year, but the COVID-19 pandemic meant the sculpture’s dedication had to be delayed until now.

A new public sculpture honoring Martin Henry Freeman, the first Black college president in the U.S., was unveiled in Vermont Thursday in a ceremony delayed months by the pandemic.

Rutland leaders hope the move sends a message that it is a welcoming community: “We value everyone, no matter their race, color, creed, background — no matter what”

Numerous Vermont communities are adopting the “Declaration of Inclusion” to fight against racism.

Officials say a 19-year-old whose body was found in a motel room in Vermont was shot by another young man. Police said Sunday that 18-year-old Kahliq Richardson turned himself in to detectives hours after Jonah Pandiani was found dead Saturday morning in a motel room in Rutland. Richardson was released from custody and is due in court on Monday....

Acadia National Park officials released the names of two Massachusetts hikers who apparently fell 100 feet to their deaths on Dorr Mountain. The victims were Wayne Beckford, 28, and Kassandra Caceres, 30, of Rutland, Massachusetts, park officials said Monday. Officials believe they fell from icy cliffs while hiking up the mountain, but no further details were released on Monday. Caceres…

The bodies of two hikers were found Saturday in Acadia National Park after being reported missing Friday night, authorities said. The woman, 30, and man, 28, from Rutland, Massachusetts, appeared to have fallen about 100 feet along an ice-covered cliff on Dorr Mountain, according to the National Park Service. The pair of hikers haven’t been identified. The search for the…

A senior citizen’s birthday wish has come true, thanks to the community-mindedness of Vermonters. As NECN reported earlier this month, Mary Ojala, of Rutland, asked people to donate blood at the Gift of Life Marathon blood drive — as a 100th birthday present. Ojala is a longtime volunteer for the American Red Cross. The Gift of Life Marathon, a four-day…

Mary Ojala, of Rutland, had asked people to donate blood at the Gift of Life Marathon blood drive—as a 100th birthday present.

A Vermont woman who just turned 100 years old is asking community members for a birthday present that doesn’t even cost a penny. “It’s such a nice time to be giving,” said Mary Ojala, of Rutland, who is asking folks to roll up their sleeves for the Gift of Life Marathon—a four-day blood drive in and around Rutland.  Ojala,...

Mary Ojala, of Rutland, Vermont, is asking folks to roll up their sleeves for the Gift of Life Marathon—a four-day blood drive in and around Rutland.

Law enforcement officials in Vermont are investigating a suspicious death at a hotel in Rutland. Officers responded to the Quality Inn, located at 253 South Main Street, around 3:40 a.m. Sunday to investigate a report of a disturbance in a hotel room, Vermont State Police said in a press release. Officers found a man dead in the room, police said,…

A new public sculpture made its debut Wednesday in downtown Rutland, Vermont, celebrating a figure from the city’s history books. “One more thing which continues to put Rutland on the map,” beamed Al Wakefield, a resident of Rutland County. In recent years, Rutland has been working to grow its reputation for outdoor murals and sculptures. Wakefield, along with other...

A new sculpture debuted Wednesday in Vermont, celebrating a historic figure from the city of Rutland.

This week marked the end of the line for a family business known to generations of grocery shoppers in a large part of Vermont. The 99-year-old Thomas Dairy of Rutland said the crippling sales losses during COVID-19 were too costly for it to keep going. “Thomas Dairy—best milk around Vermont, for real,” said milk drinker Cole Webster of Florence,...

A family business known to generations of grocery shoppers in a large part of Vermont is shutting down citing losses from the coronavirus pandemic.