Five people, including two incumbents, are running for four seats on Rutland’s Board of School Commissioners this Town Meeting Day.
Rutland School Board candidates excited to focus on issues other than mascots
Author: Dominic Minadeo
Dom is a senior at the University of Vermont majoring in English. He previously worked as a culture reporter for the Vermont Cynic and as an intern for the Community News Service at UVM, where he held the position of Deputy News Editor of the Winooski News.
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