Tuesday, May 13 BENNINGTON — Two Bennington Rural Fire Department members, including an assistant chief, charged with sex crimes against a junior member of the fire department, will be arraigned in Bennington District Court today, according to police. Lewd and lascivious charges Bennington Police Detective Lawrence Cole said First Assistant Chief Shawn LaFountain will be arraigned   Full Story

Tuesday, May 13 BENNINGTON — A local superintendent thought he was going to inspect a middle school kitchen on Monday night with the district's School Board. Colleagues greeted him After all, that is where Building and Grounds Director James Marsden said they were headed. But when Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union Superintendent Wesley Knapp reached the Mount Anthony Union Middle   Full Story

Tuesday, May 13 BENNINGTON — A recent study has ranked Vermont as number one in the country in terms of child well-being. The study, released by the Every Child Matters Education Fund, relied on ten indicators, including child and teen mortality rates, births to mothers receiving prenatal care, child poverty, child abuse fatalities and juvenile incarceration rates.   Full Story

Tuesday, May 13 WOODFORD — After months of delays, a school audit that could potentially incriminate a local school treasurer or absolve him of any wrongdoing has been completed, according to the district's superintendent, but auditors are still working on a final report to present to the public, he said.   Full Story

Tuesday, May 13 ARLINGTON — It's a situation Ed Lewicki would take any day: A three-run lead heading into seventh inning with his ace pitcher still on the mound. On Monday, however, that very situation turned into a nightmare for the Arlington Memorial baseball coach, as he watched West Rutland storm back for four runs against Dan Zakrzewski in the top of the seventh then send the   Full Story

Tuesday, May 13 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez's strained right quadriceps will keep him from playing this week, causing the AL MVP to miss this weekend's series against the crosstown rival New York Mets. "It's still not where it needs to be. I don't see him playing this week," New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said before Monday night's series opener against the Tampa Bay   Full Story

Monday, May 12 Once again, the state office building complex in Bennington is in the news and state employees are reporting illnesses. This may seem incredible since the complex on Veterans Memorial Drive was closed in 2007 after numerous complaints of workers becoming ill over a number of years. Although the state offices and workers have been moved into other quarters while the fate of   Full Story