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CUTTING CLASS

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

David Birdsall, right, watches as Jacob Crockett, second-year student at Stafford Technical Center, completes the…

City officials to discuss local option tax

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

A divided Board of Aldermen voted to send the topic of a local option tax…

Woodstock edges U-32, 15-14

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

EAST MONTPELIER – U- 32’s Sam Fielder scored five times with Grace Childs contributing three,…

Fair Haven softball prevails

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

FAIR HAVEN — Olivia Bowen struck out 11 on her way to a complete game…

SO GLAD TO GRAD

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

College of St. Joeeph graduate Randy Arrington hugs family members after commencement exercises Saturday. Stories…

Vietnam vets plan new memorial

Rutland Herald | May 13, 2017

The Vietnam Veterans of America is replacing the memorial in Main Street Park, but the…

TO MARKET, TO MARKET

Rutland Herald | May 13, 2017

Mike Guay, owner of Enchanted Flora Farm, tidies up his basket arrangements in his greenhouse…

The Latest

CUTTING CLASS

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

David Birdsall, right, watches as Jacob Crockett, second-year student at Stafford Technical Center, completes the final cut during a spring-pole...

City officials to discuss local option tax

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

A divided Board of Aldermen voted to send the topic of a local option tax to their Finance Committee for...

Woodstock edges U-32, 15-14

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

EAST MONTPELIER – U- 32’s Sam Fielder scored five times with Grace Childs contributing three, but the balanced attack of...

Front Page

Trump yielded secrets to Russians

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump boasted about highly classified intelligence in a meeting with the Russian foreign minister and ambassador...

Five western school districts are slated for changes

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

Superintendent Ron Ryan will soon have a lot fewer school board meetings to go to. With five towns — Benson,...

Blues seek 12.7% rate hike on VHC

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

MONTPELIER — Vermont’s largest health insurer is asking regulators to approve a double-digit increase in premiums on Vermont Health Connect...

Report: Trump shared secret info about IS with Russians

Rutland Herald | May 15, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Post is reporting that President Donald Trump revealed highly classified information about Islamic State militants...

Local & State

16 arrested, 2 sought in drug sweep

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

SPRINGFIELD — The Vermont Drug Task Force accused 18 people in the Springfield area of drugrelated crimes after an investigation centering on a home near Union Street Elementary School that...

It was the first graduation for Green Mountain College’s president and the last for Castleton University’s. The two schools in the neighboring towns of Poultney and Castleton held their commencement...

Douglas asks grads to stay close to home

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

Former Gov. Jim Douglas told the 70 graduating members of the class of 2017 at the College of St. Joseph’s 58th commencement ceremony Saturday that they could be an important...

FBI says gear was pilfered at Cabot

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

MONTPELIER — A former Cabot cheese employee suspected of stealing machine parts from the company and using them in his side business selling maple syrup production equipment is being investigated...

Vt. drivers asked: Be kind to turtles

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is reminding drivers across the state to watch for turtles on the state’s roads. Biologist Steve Parren said female turtles are looking for places...

Sports

Castleton to face defending champ

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

After claiming its fourth consecutive North Atlantic Conference title, the Castleton University baseball team has...

Chieftains cruise to 10-0 win

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

PROCTORSVILLE — Sophomore Erika Knockenhauer tossed a two-hitter and freshman Maddie Wilson homered as Green...

BASEBALL

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

MSJ 16, Mill River 15 NORTH CLARENDON — MSJ scored five runs in the seventh...

BOYS TENNIS

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

Rutland 6, BBA 1 MANCHESTER — The Rutland boys tennis team just keeps rolling. The...

BASEBALL

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

Windsor 4, Fair Haven 2 WINDSOR — Seth Balch threw the complete-game victory as the...

Nation/World

HEADS OF STATE

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center right, welcomes new French President Emmanuel Macron with military honors in Berlin, Germany, on Monday

Trump son to attend Md. school

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

First lady Melania Trump has announced that her son, Barron, will attend a private Episcopal school in Maryland beginning this...

Court rejects primaries challenge

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

The Supreme Court has turned away challenges to open primaries in Hawaii and Montana that allow voters to take part...

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A&E/InVite

Igniting new theater

Jim Lowe | May 11, 2017

‘Der Rosenkavalier’ at the Met

Rutland Herald | May 11, 2017

Comedian Brian Regan

Rutland Herald | May 11, 2017

Bringing musicto silent movies

Rutland Herald | May 11, 2017

ARTS PREVIEW

Rutland Herald | May 11, 2017

Features

They came, they sawed, they conquered

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

Chainsaws and accuracy don’t always go together. But two men from Chester-based New England Woodland...

Honeyman’s ‘Eleanor Oliphant’ is endearing, whip-smart read

Rutland Herald | May 13, 2017

Eleanor Oliphant has her life together, or so she would like you to believe. She...

‘Four Legendary Kingdoms’ is complex saga

Rutland Herald | May 13, 2017

Matthew Reilly’s hero Jack West Jr. returns in “The Four Legendary Kingdoms,” a nonstop action...

‘How does she do it?’

Rutland Herald | May 13, 2017

I t never occurred to me — much to my shame now — to be...

Tait tackles millennial friendship in ‘Fake Plastic Love’

Rutland Herald | May 13, 2017

Having the ability to determine if someone is truly genuine or posing as a replica...

NEW ENGLAND INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLER BESTSELLERS

Rutland Herald | May 13, 2017

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. Anything Is Possible, Elizabeth Strout,Random House, $27.2. A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor...

Online book club for Harry Potter fans to launch in June

Rutland Herald | May 13, 2017

NEW YORK — J.K. Rowling is launching a free online book club for fans and...

Best-selling authors discuss art of ‘the beach read’

Rutland Herald | May 13, 2017

NEW YORK — For author Elin Hilderbrand, the art of the beach novel is very...

Letters

Mill River was clear choice

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

After attending private elementary school, and being home- schooled for their middle school years, my two grandchildren and their parents have been on a year-long,...

Impeachment in the offing

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

One of the most interesting things about President Donald Trump is that the very personality flaws that threaten his presidency are the very same that...

Taking on bullying

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

I would like to take the opportunity to correct a few significant statements of concern in the article “School tackles students’ behavior” in the May...

Why punish the teachers?

Rutland Herald | May 12, 2017

I am writing to inform the voters of the state of Vermont of the multiple issues confronting educators in terms of health care insurance here...

Making a huge difference

Rutland Herald | May 12, 2017

Thank you to the staff of the Rutland Regional Medical Center. Four days before Easter, staff from RRMC delivered 80 Easter baskets to the Department...

Great effort by volunteers

Rutland Herald | May 12, 2017

Tax season has been over for two or three weeks now; so I want to take time and print space to thank the 12 generous...

Commentary

A turning point

Rutland Herald | May 16, 2017

When people behave as if they have something to hide, it is often because they do. For me, this is a basic law of human...

Next steps for climate action

Rutland Herald | May 13, 2017

A long with California, the New England states can drive home positive action to tackle climate change. With the Trump administration in Washington rolling back...

Dishonesty on turbine noise

Rutland Herald | May 13, 2017

The saga of wind turbine noise goes on and on. Vermont’s Public Service Board has proposed new noise rules, and Big Wind doesn’t like them....

Creating an energy democracy

Rutland Herald | May 13, 2017

Vermont has a lot to say for itself when it comes to building a sustainable future. The facts speak for themselves: We rank second in...

Fulfilling health care promise

Rutland Herald | May 13, 2017

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass a health care bill that could eliminate health insurance for 24 million Americans, cut Medicaid...