
State panel sanctions ex-Rutland officer for violations of anti-bias policing and other policies
The Rutland City Police Department seen on Thursday, September 10, 2026. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
Editorial coverage from the Vermont USA Wire newsroom.

The Rutland City Police Department seen on Thursday, September 10, 2026. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger

Think back to middle school. Maybe you hadn’t thought much about life beyond high school, or maybe you hadn’t spent much time away from home. What if someone encouraged you to think bigger and more broadly about your possibilities?

Motel 6 in Colchester on Oct. 20, 2026. Carly Berlin/Vermont Public

The floor of Beta Technologies’ production facility in South Burlington. Photo courtesy of Katherine Levasseur/Beta Technologies

Vermont Information Processing in Colchester seen on Wednesday, August 2, 2023. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger

Supporters of Rutland City police officer Jessica Ebbighausen attend a hearing for Tate Rheaume in Rutland County Superior criminal court on Tuesday April 9, 2024. Rheaume is charged in the crash that killed Ebbighausen in 2023.

Zaaina Mahvish-Jammeh, 42, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder during a hearing at Windham Superior Court, Criminal Division, on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026.

Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department staff and TNC partners conduct an annual hibernaculum bat count for a partner university’s white-nose research in 2024. Photo credit Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept.

This commentary is by Matt Rkiouak, founder of Hunger Mountain Intelligence, a growth and automation consultancy for small and mid-sized businesses.


The Brattleboro Memorial Hospital campus on Belmont Avenue. Photo by Kevin O’Connor/VTDigger
