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Mad Tom Orchard in East Dorset is now open for apple picking for the 2022 season.
Mad Tom Orchard in East Dorset is now open for apple picking for the 2022 season.
BENNINGTON — Despite the number of college students set to continue to decline nationally, Bennington College and Landmark College, along with…
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MONTPELIER — Raised in Brattleboro and a former prosecutor in a Bennington County courtroom, Jennifer Barrett was sworn in Friday as a Vermont…
DOVER — River Valleys Unified School District voters will decide if they should change how School Board members are elected.
BENNINGTON — The latest commercial enterprise run by the mother-daughter team of Joan and Anique Gilpin will have the ribbon cut on its grand …
MANCHESTER — Emily Dowd’s focus in vaccinating dogs in Uganda against rabies got a boost recently from the Arlington Animal Hospital and Haig’…
Cinema has covered just about every major sport when it comes to the familiar plot of “band of loveable losers turns into dominant champions.”…
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POWNAL — The state Department of Environmental Conservation will hold a public meeting here Tuesday for users of the Pownal Fire District No. 2 public water system and Pownal residents.
BENNINGTON — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center is pleased to welcome Dr. James MacGregor to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Medical Group and SVMC General Surgery.
WILLISTON — Registration is now open for the Vermont Compost Operator Certification Training. Hosted by the 131° School of Composting and presented by the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, this workshop will provide participants with a Compost Operator Certificate, which meets the require…
WATERBURY — Vermont State Police is joining with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to encourage Vermonters to report suspicious activity to local authorities as part of the “If You See Something, Say Something” campaign.
BENNINGTON — The final event in this season's Better Bennington Corporation's Thursday Night Live series features DJ Malcolm Paine, who goes by the moniker "The Break Doctor." The event will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at Merchants Park (119 North Street). Bring a lawn chair o…
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POWNAL — The state Department of Environmental Conservation will hold a public meeting here Tuesday for users of the Pownal Fire District No. 2 public water system and Pownal residents.
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NORTH POWNAL — Pownal’s contribution to the lore surrounding New England’s infamous witch trials of the 17th century could soon be recognized with a marker near the site of an early settler’s legendary ordeal in the icy Hoosic River.
BENNINGTON — Town Clerk Cassandra Barbeau said her office is handling an extensive public records request related to the 2020 election while preparing for the 2022 election in November.
BENNINGTON — The Mount Anthony Union School District needs math and science teachers.
BRATTLEBORO — Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) begins at sundown on Sept. 26.
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MANCHESTER — It wasn’t as pretty as it’s been in Burr and Burton’s recent dominant wins, but sometimes you have to win ugly. That’s just what …
BRATTLEBORO — Mount Anthony boys soccer improved to 5-1 on the season with a 3-1 win over Brattleboro on Saturday morning.
MANCHESTER — Burr and Burton girls soccer celebrated homecoming weekend with a 4-1 victory over Mount Anthony at Applejack Stadium on Friday night.
MANCHESTER — Burr and Burton boys soccer dropped a tough game to Rutland at Applejack Field on Friday night, with two penalty kicks in regulation making all the difference in the 2-1 loss.
The Hoosick Falls/Tamarac football team defeated Granville/Whitehall 38-0 on Friday night.
MANCHESTER — Burr and Burton field hockey picked up its third consecutive win on Friday afternoon, defeating Rutland 2-0.
ARLINGTON — It took penalty kicks to decide the 2022 John Werner boys soccer tournament winner, but ultimately Twin Valley was victorious on Thursday night.
MANCHESTER — Burr and Burton girls soccer improved to 4-1-1 on the season with its 4-1 victory over Rutland on Wednesday.
GRANVILLE, N.Y. — The tradition surrounding the Hoosick Falls field hockey program is rooted in wins. Wednesday afternoon’s game at Granville was a not so subtle reminder of that, as Panthers coach Denise Campbell earned the 400th victory of her career.
BENNINGTON — Mount Anthony cross country has switched home venues, running its home meets at SVC this year.
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How many people across the globe died from COVID-19 vaccines? What did you hear from your friends about dying from the vaccine? How about partisan media channels? Or did you get some hard numbers from your social media feeds?
Great Britain citizens completed the formal funeral ceremonies for the long-reigning British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.
At one of Dorset Theatre Festival’s productions this summer, I settled into my seat of the last two decades in row L, to write yet another drama review. To my right across the aisle was Dina Janis, the festival’s artistic director of 13 seasons, where I would typically find her, scribbling away in her notebook.
Moving Manchester’s town offices from their perch north of downtown back to Depot Street, where they sat for generations, was worth studying.
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