Jim Sabataso

Vermont

News Editor at Rutland Herald

I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was • journalist/writer • vt (he/his)

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Articles

Rutland Creek Path

2 months ago | rutlandherald.com | Jim Sabataso

The city has three years to finish the Creek Path.
Town Meeting Day 2025

Mar 4, 2025 | rutlandherald.com | Jim Sabataso

Voters turned out around Rutland County on Tuesday to cast their Town Meeting Day votes.
Q&A: Lake Street Dive drummer Mike Calabrese calls Vermont home

Feb 1, 2025 | timesargus.com | Jim Sabataso

Mike Calabrese, drummer and founding member of Lake Street Dive, is no stranger to the Green Mountain State. Originally from Pennsylvania, Calabrese now calls the Upper Valley his home, where he lives with his wife, Greta, a Rutland native, and their two young children. Since 2004, his band has steadily built a reputation for reliably soulful melodies and jazzy grooves.
Sweet treats

Aug 13, 2024 | rutlandherald.com | Jim Sabataso

Geannine White, left, and Lydia May prepare maple cotton candy Tuesday afternoon in the Rutland County Maple Producers Maple Sugar House ahead of the opening night of the Vermont State Fair in Rutland. White estimates about 3,000 orders of cotton candy will be sold to fairgoers this week. Sweet treats
Editorial: Up in smoke

Feb 29, 2024 | rutlandherald.com | Jim Sabataso

The cannabis industry has become the latest arena for Vermont NIMBYism. In Rutland, a pair of recent cannabis-related businesses have proven controversial with some residents. First, neighbors of a proposed commercial cannabis growing operation on East Washington Street recently presented the Board of Aldermen with a petition opposing a home occupation permit for the business, which would exist in an outbuilding on the homeowner’s property. The petition, signed by 57 residents of the neighborhood.
Near retirement? Here are 5 smart year-end tax moves to explore

Nov 11, 2023 | timesargus.com | Jim Sabataso

Although tax filing season is months away, the window to make timely tax-saving moves is closing. In most cases, you must act by Dec. 31 to apply any tax savings to your 2023 federal income tax return. If you are nearing retirement, identifying ways to effectively manage your tax burden may take on greater importance. Consider the following strategies to benefit you now and in the future. Most people claim a standard deduction when filing taxes.
Editorial: Missed warnings

Nov 8, 2023 | timesargus.com | Jim Sabataso

This is what the Bangor Daily News said recently about the numerous missed warnings before the Oct. 25 shooting in Lewiston, Maine:There are many specific things we don’t know about last month’s shooting in Lewiston. What we do, tragically, know is that the pattern is eerily, horrifyingly familiar. It’s familiar because it happened in Parkland, Sutherland Springs, Orlando, Fort Hood and in many other communities that share the unwanted distinction of being the site of a mass shooting.
Brandon Chamber: Brandon is boo-tified this October

Oct 16, 2023 | rutlandherald.com | Jim Sabataso

Editor's note: The following is a monthly column provided to us courtesy of the Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce. Greetings! Our friends in Pittsford, to the south of Brandon, are lucky to live in the Sunshine Village. But we’re all very lucky to be able to use that same solar power to save our businesses a lot of money while at the same time helping to do our part to save the earth.
Brandon Chamber: A fall full of color

Sep 13, 2023 | rutlandherald.com | Jim Sabataso

Editor’s note: The following is a monthly column provided to us courtesy of the Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce. Greetings! As we head into fall and our glorious foliage season, we have high hopes from many of the experts that, with the wet summer, we can expect lots of bright reds in our maples’ color palette. I think we’re in for a bright, sunshiny fall, since we’ve definitely paid our dues this past summer weather-wise. Head up Brandon way and enjoy some of our fun events on the schedule.
Mass. man held on Rutland drug trafficking charges

Jun 23, 2023 | timesargus.com | Jim Sabataso

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