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BENNINGTON — Voters in the Mount Anthony Union School District will have two opportunities to learn more about a proposed $3.5 million upgrade project for the Spinelli athletic field prior to a Nov. 2 bond vote, including an MAU Board meeting set for tonight that will include a presentation …
MONTPELIER — Brenda Siegel and a coalition of advocates for the homeless are planning to camp out on the statehouse steps until Gov. Phil Scot…
BENNINGTON — The Select Board was unanimous Monday in supporting the proposed settlement of more than seven years of controversy and litigatio…
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MANCHESTER — Vermont News & Media leaders recently spoke with GNAT's Andrew McKeever to discuss the state of modern media.
Hoosick Falls CSD will be closed tomorrow, Oct. 19, due to a sewer main break under the parking lot. No instruction will take place. Informati…
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is launching a broad strategy to regulate toxic industrial compounds associated with serious health cond…
BRATTLEBORO — It’s being called “the great resignation.”
BENNINGTON — Vandals tampered with some of the digital signs at the former Southern Vermont College campus, replacing directions with explicit…
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BENNINGTON — Voters in the Mount Anthony Union School District will have two opportunities to learn more about a proposed $3.5 million upgrade project for the Spinelli athletic field prior to a Nov. 2 bond vote, including an MAU Board meeting set for tonight that will include a presentation …
BENNINGTON — A 31-year-old man pleaded not guilty to felony kidnapping and aggravated assault charges Tuesday after pointing a loaded weapon at a man and woman on Butternut Gutter in Arlington last week.
BENNINGTON — Defendants in a suit filed by the late Bill Scully’s hydroelectric company Carbon Zero are asking the court to strike a section of the action seeking punitive damages.
MANCHESTER — Burr and Burton Academy officially dedicated Founders Hall on Tuesday, as speakers hailed the generosity of donors whose funds built it, and the educational opportunity it will offer well into the future.
Bennington County comes alive with fall foliage colors. Photos by Caroline Bonnivier Snyder, Bennington Banner
BOLTON — Vermont State Police troopers are searching for a missing 22-year-old New Hampshire woman who was last seen in Bolton on Saturday.
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BENNINGTON — The Bennington Early College Program for high school, gap year, and college students has announced its November class. Earn college credit and feed your intellectual curiosity with this suite of one-credit online courses covering Literature and Writing, Social and Environmental …
BENNINGTON — The Bennington Appalachian Trail Community Committee will be meeting on October 27 over Zoom to revisit Action Items, assign volunteers to tasks, and move forward with what’s next for the A.T. community, so we’re ready for hiking season next spring.
DORSET — The Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Philip McKnight to talk about the Shakespeare that nobody knows. The talk will take place on Oct. 27 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Long Trail School in Dorset.
BENNINGTON — Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s (SVHC) Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson — a weekly interactive, multiplatform medical-themed talk show — will feature Brown University’s Associate Vice President for Campus Life and Executive Director of Health and Wellness Vanessa B…
The Marlboro Fire Department received a report of a structure fire located near the intersection of Town Hill Road and VT Route 9 in Marlboro Friday night around 8 p.m. The Marlboro Fire Department responded to the location and observed fire emerging from beneath the structure. The single st…
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BENNINGTON — It’s fitting that Jake Tibbetts scored the game winning goal in Mount Anthony’s 1-0 win over Burr and Burton on Tuesday evening.
HOOSICK, N.Y. — When you think of Hoosick Falls football, Ron Jones comes to mind. Jones spent 23 seasons patrolling the Panthers sidelines as head coach, beginning in 1996.
BRATTLEBORO — Mount Anthony girls soccer defeated Brattleboro 2-0 behind two scores from Roey Rella-Neill.
BENNINGTON — When the Mount Anthony boys soccer team stepped off the bus to face Stratton Mountain in the Sept. 29 matchup, the Patriots record sat at 2-4. For a roster filled with upperclassmen and high expectations, the start to the season was less than ideal.
Mount Anthony football earned a 26-7 road win over Rice on Saturday afternoon.
BENNINGTON — The Mount Anthony boys soccer team continued its winning ways on Friday night against Rutland, downing the Ravens 4-0.
MANCHESTER — Burr and Burton fell 2-0 to Rutland on Thursday night at Applejack Stadium.
DEAR RIDER, a feature documentary from Red Bull Media House and Emmy-winning director Fernando Villena, is a celebration of the life and vision of Jake Burton Carpenter (1954-2019), the pioneer who propelled the sport of snowboarding into a global and cultural phenomenon. The film debuts Nov…
HOOSICK, N.Y — Hoosick Falls welcomed the number one ranked team in Class C to town Thursday night.
MANCHESTER — Burr and Burton is a golf powerhouse. A week after the girls claimed the Division I state title, the boys did the same Thursday afternoon at Manchester Country Club.
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This time of year, when pumpkins are on porches and macabre skeletons blow in the wind, we are drawn to the occult, to the paranormal. These dark imaginings date back to the Celtic culture when winter was at the door, portending death and darkness. Halloween is the modern-day extension of th…
Remember the clever taglines on the movie posters for “Jaws 2”? They said, “Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.”
It’s been roughly three weeks since we announced our plans to move our daily newspaper delivery to USPS mail, and since then I have personally fielded dozens of comments and concerns surrounding the decision.
As is often the way, Vermont boasts some of the most forward-leaning voter access laws in the country. Early voting, mail-in voting, and more are all initiatives that the state has undertaken to expand to all eligible voters their constitutional right to cast a ballot and lend their voice to…
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