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BENNINGTON — Three or four trips to the gas station a year? That’s all?
BENNINGTON — On the morning after the Banner announced it would be switching to home delivery via the US Postal Service, residents clapped bac…
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ARLINGTON —The Select Board inched closer to buying a $287,000 parcel for town recreation, but not without some last minute jockeying for a de…
BENNINGTON — A Bennington man is being held without bail on multiple charges, including three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapo…
BENNINGTON — Hydraulic fluid from a town-owned side mower leaked a half-mile trail through the streets of Bennington on Thursday, after a town…
BENNINGTON — The Select Board has approved a new agreement for the sale of Morgan Spring water that includes a higher per-gallon rate than a p…
MONTPELIER — The Agency of Commerce and Community Development is now accepting applications for more than $10.6 million for its Capital Invest…
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Susan Sarandon is building a hilltop home in Stamford
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Police probe unattended death on Beech Street; public need not be alarmed, police chief says
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Village Chocolate Shoppe robbed during daytime Wednesday
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TV meteorologist escapes serious injury in one-car rollover on Route 7 in Pownal
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Bennington man arraigned on assault with a deadly weapon charges; held without bail
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Sometimes, we run all over Bennington County to bring you the news.
BENNINGTON — During the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Christian religious imagery vied with pro-Trump MAGA gear for pride of place. Video and still images show rioters holding actual wooden crosses; others wore shirts with crosses on them and some carried Bibles.
BENNINGTON — Three or four trips to the gas station a year? That’s all?
BENNINGTON — Bennington native Peter Graves, a long-time announcer of Nordic and Alpine skiing around the world, will be inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in the Class of 2021.
The Windham Northeast Supervisory Union Board has given its staff a choice: either get vaccinated or face weekly testing for COVID-19.
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The Vermont Farm Fund, a nonprofit revolving loan fund for local farmers and food producers, has launched a new loan program for start-up farmers and food businesses.
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The Second Congregational Church holds worship services Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. both in-person and online.
ARLINGTON — The Bennington County Solid Waste Alliance will hold a public meeting on Oct. 6 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
“… [T]oday I have set before you life or death, blessing or curse. Now choose life that you and your children may live.” — Deuteronomy 30:19
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MANCHESTER — The Bulldogs have a knack of keeping the ball out of their cage. Coming into Monday’s contest against Rutland, two of Burr and Bu…
BURLINGTON — Participants in the 16th Annual Kelly Brush Ride powered by VBT Bicycling Vacations raised more than $825,000, setting a fundraising record for the event. The ride supports the Kelly Brush Foundation’s mission to improve the lives of those with spinal cord injury through sports …
Hoosick Falls girls soccer defeated Salem 6-0 on Monday.
MANCHESTER —Burr and Burton football took Essex down to the wire on Saturday afternoon.
BRATTLEBORO — After running the ball nine times on Saturday afternoon on Natowich Field, Hayden Gaudette was ready for one more handoff.
MANCHESTER — The last time Burr and Burton and Mount Anthony met on the pitch, the Bulldogs raced out to a 3-0 lead and hung on for a 3-2 win over MAU in the Lady Patriot Classic.
BENNINGTON — Bennington native Peter Graves, a long-time announcer of Nordic and Alpine skiing around the world, will be inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in the Class of 2021.
WEST HAVEN — One racer will take home a five-figure pay day at Devil’s Bowl on Sunday.
ARLINGTON — The John Werner Tournament has returned after COVID-19 forced the soccer tournament to take a one-year pause in 2020.
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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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Vermont’s commitment to equitable access to education is enshrined in our constitution, which established the “instruction of youth” as a fundamental right.
No, I was not born in Pownal. I was not brought up here. I was born and raised on Long Island, where in the 1950s we used to regularly see pods of porpoises sporting off the beach. I’ll never forget the joy we felt at the sight of those happy beings bouncing in and out of the sunlit waves. I…
“You may ask yourself, ‘Well, how did I get here’”?
In 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake and ensuing tsunami devastated northeast Japan, taking the lives of more than 18,000 people and triggering one of the worst industrial accidents in history: the crippling breakdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Three of the plant’s six…
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