Judge triples damages, orders Rutlander to pay state $1.8M for cleanup

Rutland businessman John Ruggiero sits in Rutland Superior Court during a hearing Monday to determine how much he owes the state for the environmental cleanup of his Woodstock Avenue property. Photo by Alan J. Keyes/VTDigger.
RUTLAND – A Rutland businessman has been ordered to pay nearly $1.8 million to the state for an “emergency” cleanup it did three years ago of his property contaminated from its days as a dry cleaning shop.And that bill may rise as John Ruggeiro will still