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Rutland Water Shortage Could End Soon

Crews from the city water department and area construction companies have been working around the clock to restore Rutland’s water system, which was badly damaged in the flooding from Tropical Storm Irene.

Portable Cell Towers Help To Connect Isolated Towns

Isolation and lack of communication have been huge issues in towns stranded by Tropical Storm Irene. People in southern Vermont’s Deerfield and West River Valleys are accustomed to living without cell phone reception. In two hard-hit towns, emergency portable cell phone towers are making a difference.

Bennington Water Pipeline Repaired

Work crews have reconnected a water pipeline linking the town of Bennington to a water treatment plant in Woodford as they work on repairs from Irene.