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BENNINGTON -- The Vermont Veterans' Home CEO Melissa Jackson was presented with the 2021 Christmas Tokens to be distributed to the veterans. Don Keelan donated the 13.5 ft. tree, which was brought from Keelan's property in Arlington and put up on the porch of the Veterans' Home.
MANCHESTER — “He didn’t care so much about the social stuff, but he did like to square dance, and he was good at it,” said Marjorie Coulter ab…
BENNINGTON — Everyone deserves a hot meal for the holiday.
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BENNINGTON — Mount Anthony Union High School and Southwest Tech students will have a second straight day off Tuesday because of multiple heati…
BENNINGTON — A Bennington man is being held without the right to bail after his alleged involvement in a pistol-whipping and robbery in early …
BENNINGTON — The Spinelli Field Ad-Hoc Committee will meet Thursday night to discuss next steps for plans to improve Mount Anthony Union High …
MONTPELIER — A former editor of the Bennington Banner and Brattleboro Reformer has been appointed to one of the top environmental posts in Ver…
A Lyndon Center contracting company is ponying up $637,500 to resolve allegations that it executed slipshod work on bridges in Guilford and Be…
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BENNINGTON -- The Vermont Veterans' Home CEO Melissa Jackson was presented with the 2021 Christmas Tokens to be distributed to the veterans. Don Keelan donated the 13.5 ft. tree, which was brought from Keelan's property in Arlington and put up on the porch of the Veterans' Home.
BURLINGTON — Health Commissioner Mark Levine announced Monday the appointment of Dr. Elizabeth Bundock as Vermont’s Chief Medical Examiner. Bundock, who joined the Department of Health in 2007 as deputy chief medical examiner, takes over the state office that oversees death investigations, f…
MONTPELIER — Almost 3,500 Vermont families enrolled in the Reach Up family assistance program will be getting an extra payment of $375, the Vermont Department for Children and Families said Monday.
PORTLAND, Maine — Gas prices rose in parts of northern New England in the last week.
MANCHESTER — “He didn’t care so much about the social stuff, but he did like to square dance, and he was good at it,” said Marjorie Coulter about famed American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell.
BENNINGTON — Southwest Regional Technical School will be closed on Monday due to a burst heating pipe along with water damage.
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MANCHESTER — Seniors in the area will have a chance to connect this week. The Manchester Go Getters Luncheon for Seniors is scheduled for 12 p.m., Wednesday, at St. Paul’s Hall on Bonnet Street. Attendees should plan to arrive by 11:45 a.m.
SALEM, N.Y. — “The hills are alive …” as The Salem Central School Drama Club presents The Sound of Music this weekend.
WHITE CREEK, N.Y. — A new outdoor opportunity is available to the community.
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MANCHESTER — “He didn’t care so much about the social stuff, but he did like to square dance, and he was good at it,” said Marjorie Coulter about famed American painter and illustrator Norman Rockwell.
BENNINGTON — Join the Bennington Performing Arts Center’s new Youth Theater Group for a holiday extravaganza — “Jingle Jangle Jubilee”. There will be two shows on Dec. 18, at 1 and 4 p.m. Admission is $10 and children under 10 are free.
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RUTLAND — The Providence Pirates won Sunday’s match against the Bennington Martens 115-84 at the Rutland Heritage Field House.
Despite different levels of success this fall, Mount Anthony and Burr and Burton both had its fair share of standouts on the gridiron. The hard work translated into 18 Bennington County athletes being named to Vermont coaches’ all-state teams.
BENNINGTON — The Mount Anthony boys basketball team hosted a 3-on-3 basketball tournament inside Kate’s Gymnasium on Saturday.
HOOSICK FALLS N.Y. — Hoosick Falls has made the decision to allow spectators for the upcoming winter sports season.
BENNINGTON — The Mount Anthony boys basketball team hasn’t began its season yet, tryouts are slated for Monday. That didn’t stop the Patriots from giving back to the community. On Tuesday around 15 players and members of the coaching staff handed out more than 30 Thanksgiving meals at MAU.
The Worcester Majors defeated the Bennington Martens 112-100 on Saturday. High scorers for the Martens were Garrick Averett with 36 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. John Ryals added 29 points, 12 rebounds and five dimes for Bennington. Former SVC Alumni Casey Hall chipped in with a 14 po…
Four Patriot seniors and two members of the Mount Anthony coaching staff helped lead the South All-Stars to victory in the annual North-South All-Star football game on Saturday at Castleton University.
The Burr and Burton students defeated the BBA faculty in an ice hockey match Friday night at Riley Rink.
It may not have been the World Cup, but all the elements of “the beautiful game” were on proud display on a brisk fall afternoon: touch passes, a give and go, corner kicks, movement without the ball, running to open space, counter-attacks, shots, saves and parent-fans applauding enthusiastic…
Bennington County has its fair share of athletes who have risen through the ranks at Mount Anthony, Burr and Burton, Arlington, Long Trail and Stratton Mountain. The same can be said about nearby New York schools Hoosick Falls and Cambridge.
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BRATTLEBORO — That his name is Scott Sparks gives you much of what you need to know about him.
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The paper reports Peter Welch is running to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Patrick Leahy. We have had Leahy in the Senate since 1974—48 years, six terms—and it’s certainly time for a change. We don’t need a carbon-copy of Leahy replacing him in that seat.
BENNINGTON — For Vermont News & Media newspapers, as well as for an increasing number of daily papers around the country — especially in rural areas or with rural delivery customers — the switch to mail delivery is becoming a necessity to ensure financial viability to support local journ…
Readers: This story was updated at 2:30 p.m. on Nov 17 to clarify that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders had previously supported state Rep. Tanya Vyhovsky.
It’s almost impossible to imagine the U.S. Senate without Patrick Leahy fighting for the best interests of Vermonters and our environment, low-income and vulnerable Americans, women and minorities, and those around the globe suffering human rights abuses or at risk of losing civil liberties.
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