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BENNINGTON — An apartment house that was the scene of fatal drug overdoses and multiple fire and safety violations has been sold, and town officials believe the sale represents positive change for the neighborhood.
MANCHESTER — The first would-be cannabis retailer in town has been tentatively granted zoning approval, and is now awaiting approval by the st…
BENNINGTON — A trio from North Adams, Mass., allegedly tried to make off with $2,000 in goods from the Bennington Home Depot, but were interru…
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MANCHESTER — Construction to double the size of the Manchester Skatepark has begun in earnest at Dana L. Thompson Memorial Park.
BENNINGTON — Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Possessing a deadly weapon while committing a crime. Stabbing a victim during a domestic…
BENNINGTON — Three individuals arrested during a brazen theft of several power tools at Home Depot that resulted in an off-duty Bennington Pol…
BENNINGTON — A doorbell video recorder across from a Bennington apartment complex on Main Street caught shadowy figures entering and leaving a…
BENNINGTON — The fourth time wasn’t the charm for Christopher Main. Main, 60, requested an emergency bail review hearing on Sept. 23, his 60th…
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BENNINGTON — The School of Sacred Heart St. Francis de Sales will hold its annual Harvest Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Parish Hall, 238 West Main St.
BENNINGTON — Three students from Mount Anthony Union High School were selected as College Board National Recognition Program awardees.
Experts are looking at all of the data available and predict that this flu season will be more difficult than those in the recent past. If you remember back to the 2020–2021, the flu was practically non-existent. The prevention steps we took against COVID knocked it out entirely. Even the 20…
BENNINGTON — The Southwestern Vermont Health Care Foundation has announced the appointment of Caryn Packard as its Director of Development. Packard has an array of healthcare-related experience. In this new role, she will support the SVHC Foundation in its mission to raise funds for SVHC.
BENNINGTON — The Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians welcome Dorisanne Wonsor, PA-C. The Cancer Center is a department of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, which is part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care.
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There's no keeping these seniors down. Welcome to the Bone Builders program at the Bennington Senior Center at 124 Pleasant Street on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. For more information on classes designed to keep older adults healthy and sharp, visit https://benningtonvt.org/bennington-seni…
ARLINGTON — The Arlington Select Board awarded a contract to Otter Creek Engineering to conduct a Village Wastewater Feasibility Study for wastewater solutions that will allow for the town’s continued growth.
Pittsfield police have arrested Desmond Philip, 42, for allegedly killing Teddy Cepeda, 43, Friday evening. Cepeda was transported by ambulance to Berkshire Medical Center, where he died of a gunshot wound.
BENNINGTON — Franklin Lane won’t seem like a dimly lit city alley anymore once an ongoing town street enhancement project is completed.
MANCHESTER — Marley had been part of Karen Loomis and Tim Squire’s lives since he was 8 or 9 weeks old. A handsome 6-year-old black-and-white cat with a white vest, tiger-stripe spots, and a heart-shaped white pattern on his backside, he was named after reggae music legend Bob Marley.
POWNAL — Town Clerk Julie Weber knew she had qualified to become the first from Pownal certified by the Vermont Municipal Clerks and Treasurers Association; she just didn’t know when that certification might arrive.
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MANCHESTER — The Burr and Burton field hockey team entered the 2022 season with more questions than answers. Roughly half of the team had never played the sport before.
MANCHESTER — Putting together high school athletic events takes a good deal of behind-the-scenes work that most people don’t give a lot of thought. That is, until something goes wrong. No one knows that better than Burr and Burton athletic director Dave Miceli.
BENNINGTON — Mount Anthony boys soccer won Saturday afternoon's game against Woodstock via forfeit.
BENNINGTON — A 54-0 victory is one way to celebrate homecoming weekend.
HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. — The Hoosick Falls/ Tamarac Wildcats were relentless from the opening kick on Friday night. On what was senior night for the Hoosick Falls members of the team, the Wildcats needed just one half of football to put up 44 points on the Watervliet Cannoneers.
ALBANY, N.Y. — Hoosick Falls field hockey remained perfect on the season, defeating Emma Willard 6-0 at Afrim’s Sports Complex on Friday.
Hoosick Falls golf improved to 11-2 on Friday with a home win over Waterford-Halfmoon by a score of 5-0 at Hoosick Falls Country Club.
BENNINGTON — Mount Anthony and Stratton Mountain School looked poised to enter halftime of Friday afternoon’s girls soccer game scoreless.
The Bulldogs are one of four undefeated teams prior to Week 5 kicking off. Facing a grueling Division I schedule week in and week out, they have shown the ability to win in a multitude of ways, a key component for any successful team. They sit atop Division I with a QPR (Quality Point Rating…
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People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster. – James Baldwin
Typically, when people hear about a drug overdose in town, they conjure up images of a panhandler they recently saw begging for money, wearing grungy clothes and a vacant expression.
Bennington County State’s Attorney Erica Marthage and Deputy SAs Robert Plunkett and Jared Bianchi took an important step last week in the fight to keep criminal drug dealers from moving into our region, bringing violent crime and devastating addiction into our neighborhoods.
To the editor: Our Select Board is supposed to hold meetings this coming month on its desire to resurrect the old Bennington High School. In my opinion, this is a total waste of our town’s money. This unwise project shouldn’t burden the taxpayers of Bennington.
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