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MANCHESTER — About a dozen high-ranking state officials came to Manchester on Monday morning with a message: We have millions of federal dollars to help improve housing, infrastructure and climate resiliency, and we want you to have it.
In less than two months, house fires in Southern Vermont have led to tragic endings for occupants and left questions for the community.
MANCHESTER — The precipitation on the ground might not have been in the right form to set the scene, but the spirit of the season was still in…
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BENNINGTON — A mother found passed out after using heroin as her toddler played with drug paraphernalia close by has taken a plea deal to avoi…
MANCHESTER — The Act 250 permit for the Green Mountain Reserve, an ecotourism development proposed for Benson Road, has been appealed by a nea…
BENNINGTON — Santa’s coming to town, and the Walloomsac River Theatre Company put together a holiday variety show that is sure to welcome him …
MONTPELIER — In a proposal critics immediately argued didn’t go far enough to protect Vermont families and workers, Gov. Phil Scott announced …
BENNINGTON — The second of three individuals involved in a Bennington shooting incident on Main Street in September caught on a grainy doorbel…
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For many of us, the chill of fall and the yellows, reds and oranges of foliage signal the upcoming holidays and the feelings of joy that coincide with family, friends and traditions. It is a time to reflect, give thanks and gather with loved ones.
BENNINGTON — Turning Point Recovery Center of Bennington is holding an open house at its new space on Benmont Avenue on Dec. 14 from 5 to 7 p.m.
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BENNINGTON — The Bennington Performing Arts Center, home of Oldcastle Theatre Company, will hold its Annual Holiday Show fundraiser on Dec. 17 and 18.
HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. — The next public meeting of the group monitoring hazardous waste remediation sites in the town and village will be held Dec. 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Hoosick Falls High School in the cafeteria, 21187 Route 22.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will host a lecture by exhibition curator and Clark-Getty Paper Project Curatorial Fellow Sarah Grandin in conjunction with the opening of Promenades on Paper: Eighteenth-Century Drawings from the Bibliothèque nationale de France on Saturday, Dec…
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SOUTH ROYALTON — Vermont Law School, now named Vermont Law and Graduate School, celebrated its 50th year on Monday. The school was incorporated in 1972, and the first classes were held in summer 1973 in the old South Royalton schoolhouse that would become the iconic Debevoise Hall, the cente…
BENNINGTON — Police have been called to Bennington Elementary School on numerous occasions to deal with “juveniles that are out of control” at a rate higher than seen in other local schools and districts.
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is about to confront a new elections case, a Republican-led challenge asking the justices for a novel ruling that could significantly increase the power of state lawmakers over elections for Congress and the presidency.
KYIV, Ukraine — The head of U.S. intelligence says fighting in Russia’s war in Ukraine is running at a “reduced tempo” and suggests Ukrainian forces could have brighter prospects in coming months.
DOHA, Qatar — The World Cup in Qatar has become a political lightning rod, so it comes as no surprise that soccer fans’ sartorial style has sparked controversy.
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Lake Placid, N.Y. — Hundreds of skaters took to the ice on Sunday to celebrate World Ice Skating Day.
Lake Placid, N.Y. — Hundreds of skaters took to the ice on Sunday to celebrate World Ice Skating Day.
Seven Hoosick Falls field hockey players received all-league and all-state honors after another successful season on the turf.
HOOSICK, N.Y. — The Hoosick Falls bowling team continued their season with a 5-0 win over Saratoga Catholic at the Barbecue Recreation on Thursday.
Hoosick Falls boys basketball defeated Class A Queensbury 54-51 on Saturday behind a 21 point, 12 rebound double-double from Jake Sparks.
BENNINGTON — Plenty of Vermonters have represented the Green Mountain State on the sports world’s biggest stage. Ivette Guttmann is hoping to join that prestigious group of Olympians, and her journey is arguably the most unique.
HOOSICK, N.Y. — Hoosick Falls bowling secured its first team win of the season Tuesday at the Barbecue Recreation, sweeping Hoosic Valley 5-0.
KILLINGTON – Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard resort in Eastern North America and part of POWDR – an adventure lifestyle company – hosted the women’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup for the sixth time over Thanksgiving Weekend with a record turnout. Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami won …
BENNINGTON — Ivette Guttmann, MD, a sports medicine physician with SVMC Orthopedics, part of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) and Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC), has something in common with the best athletes in the world; she has a dream to make it to the Olympic Games. H…
Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first male player to score at five World Cups with a goal for Portugal against Ghana. The 37-year-old striker converted a penalty in the 65th minute to give Portugal a 1-0 lead. He has now scored in every World Cup since his first in 2006. He scored one goal at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, another at the 2014 tournament in Brazil and four in Russia in 2018. Ronaldo extended his men’s record tally of international goals to 118. Brazil forward Marta has scored in five Women’s World Cups.
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Vermont legalized small amounts of cannabis to grow at home, possess, and consume for adults 21 and older with Act 86 in 2018, two years before lawmakers legalized commercial cannabis with Act 164 in 2020, yet it remains one of the least-friendly states for legal consumption. Who is most imp…
Eric Metaxas, author of Seven Women and the Secret of Their Greatness, in 2015, said, “Each era has the fatal hubris to believe that it has once and for all climbed to the top of the mountain and can see everything as it is, from the highest and most objective vantage point possible.” We hav…
Once again, Vermont Rail is renting out our backyards as a cheap parking lot for dangerous oil trains. For the past five years, autumn has brought an unwelcome gift: a long string of liquefied petroleum gas tankers parked on neglected rail lines snaking through residential neighborhoods.
As autumn winds down and our Green Mountain fields and forests prepare to rest, we give thanks for the bounty of the seasons. In the coming weeks, Vermont food will be at the center of the table as many of us celebrate with family and friends. Maybe the meal will begin with an appetizer plat…
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