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🌱 Rutland’s Jared Nelson charges up the Mass Open leaderboard
Rutland, Vermont Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Rutland! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Rutland’s Jared Nelson charges up the Mass Open leaderboard
- How AmeriCorps service could expand food access and education in Rutland County
Also on today's calendar: West Windsor, VT Music Festival 2026 and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Hot and humid; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 84, low: 56.
- Sunday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; warm, with a high of 88 and low of 59 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Past Champions Surge During Day 2 Of 116th Mass Open (massgolf.org) — Rutland golfer Jared Nelson is just three shots off the lead at the Massachusetts Open, sitting at 5-under after steady rounds of 69 and 70. Playing at Oyster Harbors Club on Cape Cod, he’ll tee it up in the penultimate group Thursday, chasing defending champions and other past winners on a demanding Donald Ross course. 
• AmeriCorps makes impact at VTSU's rural campuses (vermontbiz.com) — Rutland County is one of several rural Vermont areas benefiting from new AmeriCorps-supported programs tied to Vermont State University, including food access, education, and community services. Local nonprofits like Vermont Farmers Food Center are recruiting AmeriCorps members for summer roles, offering living allowances, training, and chances to support farm-to-school, gardens, and other projects that strengthen rural communities.
📸 Around Rutland
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Upcoming Events in
Rutland
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Teddy & Lincoln Copan's Bar Mitzvah
Rutland Jewish Center Rutland, VT 05701 -
Friends of the Rutland Free Library Book Sales | June →
Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce 10 Court St., Rutland, VT 05701
10:00 am -
Pittsford VT Bingo @ Saint Alphonsus Parish
Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce St Alphonsus Liguori Church 2918 Us Route 7 Pittsford, VT 05763
4:00 pm -
Holiday Craft Fair →
Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce 251 West St (Vermont Farmers Food Center) Rutland, Vermont
9:00 am -
MWA Bingo in Wells,VT
Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce MWA Bingo Hall 61 MWA Loop Wells, VT
9:30 am -
CEDRR Legislative Breakfast - Session Wrap Up
Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce Southside Steakhouse 170 South Main Street Rutland VT
7:30 am -
Mobile Healthcare Clinic Coming to Brandon
Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce Brandon Central Park parking lot Park Street, Brandon, VT
2:00 pm -
Music Bingo Mondays
Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce Angler Pub
7:00 pm -
West Windsor, VT Music Festival 2026 →
22 Brownsville-Hartland Rd, West Windsor
7:00 pm
Saturday June 13
Sunday June 14
Monday June 15
Friday June 26
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Rock Lab Performance @ Pittsford Village Farm (Tuesday Concert Seri
West Rutland School Pittsford, VT
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2026 Rutland County Pride Festival →
Downtown Rutland Partnership, 28 Center St, Rutland
10:00 am -
Uncertain Fruit Authors at Rutland Pride FEST ... →
Rutland County Pride, 106 West St Suite 1, Rutland
11:00 am -
Marble Valley Dance Collective Adult Open Level Tap Class →
Marble City School of Dance, 217G Woodstock Ave, Rutland
7:15 pm
Tuesday June 16
Saturday June 20
Monday June 22
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Kudos to Green Mountain Power.
Power off roughly only an hour. And this was a humdinger of a storm! Big booms overhead at my house, then no power. I am old, and I don’t ever recall… (Nextdoor Rutland City Pine Hill Park)
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Maintenance/Janitorial in Rutland. Apply here.
- Walmart posted a job opening for Cart Attendant in Rutland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rutland here.
🗞 Nearby News
Pittsford
- Vermont's shrinking forests: A threat to wildlife (vnews.com)
Killington
- Killington's Cajun Angel (mountaintimes.info)
- Postech Killington Ofters Alternative Foundation Solutions In Rutland, Windsor Counties (mountaintimes.info)
- Killington & Pico Announce $25 Million In 2026 Improvements (unofficialnetworks.com)
Ok Rutland! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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