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BENNINGTON — With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the change, the annual town floor meeting was the first ever conducted remotely — as a videoconference and on the CAT-TV cable access network and Facebook page.
MANCHESTER — The Select Board held its annual town informational meeting Saturday, but just about everything about the meeting was different t…
BENNINGTON — The annual town ballot features races for three open Select Board seats and a proposal for a mayoral form of government in Bennington.
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BENNINGTON — A town resident charged with violating a provision of Vermont’s gun control law is open to a settlement, his lawyer said Monday, …
One Vermonter died of COVID-19 over the past day, the Vermont Department of Health reported Monday. The state’s death toll is now 205. Twenty-…
SHAFTSBURY — “This is a little bit different meeting than we’re used to each year,” Shaftsbury Select Board Chairman Tim Scoggins said at the …
PUTNEY -- Voters embraced a Zoom Town Meeting Saturday, discussing everything from sidewalks to climate change and getting a school district divorce.
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BENNINGTON — Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s (SVHC) Medical Matters Weekly with Dr. Trey Dobson, a weekly interactive, multiplatform medical-themed talk show that launched February 10, will feature two Emergency nurses—Alexandra Chaffin, RN, and Jill Maynard, RN—as guests on its Feb. 24 s…
ASPEN, COLO. — U.S. Ski & Snowboard has named 35 athletes to the U.S. Freeski and Snowboard World Championship Teams, five of which with ties to Vermont.
WOODFORD — The Mount Anthony boys and girls Nordic teams claimed the Southern Vermont League title on Monday at Prospect Mountain.
ARLINGTON — Facing a Division I opponent as a Division IV school is never easy.
The 2012 Hoosick Falls and 2016 Burr and Burton girls soccer teams both had a storybook-like ending to its state championship winning seasons.
HARTFORD — Down 3-1 heading into the third period, the Burr and Burton boys hockey team would need a big effort to remain unbeaten.
WEST RUTLAND — The Arlington boys basketball team took the early lead, but West Rutland outscored the Eagles by 17 in the second half as the Horde won 41-28.
PERU — As strong as the Mount Anthony Nordic ski teams have been in this shortened season, they seem to have raised their level even that much more as the team heads into the postseason events.
BENNINGTON — Fair Haven’s Kohlby Murray had himself a game to remember at Kates Gym on Thursday night.
MANCHESTER — Senior night was a success for the Burr and Burton boys ice hockey team, as they skated to a 2-1 win over Middlebury on Wednesday night at Riley Rink.
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If there is one thing that is constant about the pandemic, it’s the constant updates we hear about on a daily basis. Here is a quick look at the good news that unfolded this week.
I hope that headline grabbed your attention.
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