Tuesday, October 7 BENNINGTON — The Bennington Meals Program depends primarily on volunteers using their own vehicles to deliver food to meal sites and private homes in Bennington County, Peter Noyes, the finance manager, said. Noyes has multiple duties at the Bennington Meals Program office, located in the Bennington Senior Citizens Center, but he said the volunteers who not only   Full Story

Tuesday, October 7 NORTH BENNINGTON — North Bennington Graded School students were slightly fidgety Friday afternoon as they sat on the gymnasium floor, perhaps looking forward to the end of the week. Many of them would soon be walking or riding a bike home for the weekend, but not before Bennington Police Department officers spent about 30 minutes reviewing how to make it home safely.   Full Story

Tuesday, October 7 SHAFTSBURY — A local man allegedly struck a parked car Thursday and kept driving. Phillip Casey, 23, was arrested for leaving the scene of an accident and cited for driving with a suspended license after police located the damaged 1994 Saturn, believed to be involved, at his residence, according to Vermont State Police.   Full Story

Tuesday, October 7 ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (AP) — Celebrating their common bonds, Vermont's governor and the Province of Quebec's premier called Monday for continued cooperation on hydropower, U.S.-Canadian border access and environmental protection issues. Gov. Jim Douglas and Premier Jean Charest also signed an agreement they hope will lead to establishment of a "green zone" encompassing   Full Story

Monday, October 6 BENNINGTON — Theodore Francis Doucette, a long-time resident of Bennington, and co-founder of the Bennington Area AIDS Project, died at his home Tuesday at the age of 82. Born in Winthrop, Mass., in 1926, Doucette graduated from Millbury High School in Millbury, Mass. He then enlisted in the Army Air Corps, which would shape a project he undertook in Bennington later   Full Story

Monday, October 6 BENNINGTON — A Vermont Legal Aid program that works with nursing home residents to help them resolve issues is seeking volunteers in the Bennington area. Amanda Henchel, volunteer coordinator for the organization's Long Term Care Ombudsman Project, said the project only had one volunteer to serve those in the five nursing homes in Bennington County.   Full Story

Monday, October 6 BRATTLEBORO — After a narrow defeat in his initial House campaign in 2006, Thomas Buchanan feels his second bout with incumbent Rick Hube will end successfully this time around. The Democrat from Londonderry is throwing his hat into the ring to once again battle Hube, R-Londonderry, for the Windham-Bennington-Windsor-1 seat.   Full Story

Monday, October 6 Bennington School District Board of Directors Monument Elementary Library, 7 p.m. Agenda: Public Comments; Old Business: Woodford Gymnasium Use Agreement, Medical Information: Kathy Buck, Superintendent Search Update; Financial Reports: Treasurer's Reports, Budget Discussion; Consent Agenda; Committee Reports; Policies: Limited English Proficiency, School-Building   Full Story

Monday, October 6 Presentation on ADD BENNINGTON — Attention Deficit Disorder: What every parent needs to know Monday, Oct. 6, 6-7:30 p.m. Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, 2nd Floor, Conference Room C. Presented by pediatrician Martin Luloff. Dr. Luloff's wealth of information on ADD will be shared.   Full Story

Saturday, October 4 GLASTENBURY — Robert Singley got lost in the Bennington Triangle on Sunday night, but unlike some who were lost before him, the Bennington College music composition teacher lived to tell his story. "Right before I lost the trail, everything like crescendoed into this weird sort of dizzying confusion," Singley said Thursday.   Full Story

Saturday, October 4 POWNAL — Adults who want to cast their vote and get a flu shot all on the same day will be able to, Marcia Russo, Vermont Health Department district director for Bennington said. Russo said that the Vote and Vax program is sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and works with Sickness Prevention Achieved through Regional Collaboration (SPARC).   Full Story

Saturday, October 4 SHAFTSBURY — The town Planning Committee is working to revise Shaftsbury's town plan before it expires early next year. Planning Committee Chairman Craig Bruder said the town is under some pressure to complete the plan. "The plan was last updated in 2004," Bruder said. "It expires in March 2009, right around the town meeting.   Full Story

Friday, October 3 HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. — Dogs of varying breeds and denominations gathered at the Hoosick town park Wednesday evening to be blessed by Moderator Donna Elia of the First United Presbyterian Church. Joyce Brewer, the church's treasurer and co-leader of Girl Scout Troop 1144, said the event had both a religious significance, as well a humanitarian one.   Full Story

Friday, October 3 BENNINGTON — A man accused of the 2006 murder of a Winhall resident is now facing an additional charge of kidnapping. Bennington County State's Attorney Erica Marthage announced on Thursday that she would be upgrading an unlawful restraint charge against Christopher Kosmalski, 28, of Rutland, to kidnapping.   Full Story

Friday, October 3 SHAFTSBURY — The town Select Board continues to deal with money issues as it braces for the possibility of a deficit at the end of this fiscal year. The board is looking to avoid a repeat of the end of the last fiscal year, in which members discovered the town had run a sizable deficit.   Full Story