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MANCHESTER — The Taconic & Green Regional School District Board of Directors has called on the state’s Congressional delegation and state lawmakers to do more to make schools safe, including additional gun safety legislation.
BENNINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Friday, eliminating the federal constitutional right to abortion, drew sharp comments from Vermon…
Vermont leaders immediately responded to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday to overturn the long-standing Roe v. Wade decision, which wi…
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BENNINGTON — Margaret “Peg” Bowen was enslaved in Bennington from 1772 to 1778. But her memory will live on thanks to a Stopping Stone dedicat…
BENNINGTON — A Bennington man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a charge of lewd and lascivious behavior with an 8-year- old girl in 2018. At the time…
ARLINGTON — The town's Energy Committee has been hard at work, meeting twice a month and conducting a survey of the town's carbon footprint --…
BENNINGTON — One pound of dried cannabis and 32 plants later, a Bennington man found himself in court facing two felony charges.
POWNAL — A woman from Pownal allegedly tried to attack another woman with a tire iron while she was in the car with her children — and someone…
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MANCHESTER — Manchester Community Library invites the public to the post-COVID reopening of “The Gallery” on July 8, featuring Daisy Rockwell’s Dhwani/Resonance exhibition.
BENNINGTON -- Shaun McNiff, PhD -- artist, art therapist, professor, and author -- is the next guest on Medical Matters Weekly. Viewers are invited to tune in at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6. The show will address the power of art as a component of health and wellbeing in addition to the men…
The Bennington Banner's Susan Plaisance (left) and Better Bennington Corp.'s Jenny Dewar presented Bill Clark with a framed article on Clark's inspirational journey from an abusive childhood to becoming captain of the Bennington Fire Department. The presentation took place Monday night at th…
BENNINGTON — Bennington’s July 4th celebration features a reading of the Declaration of Independence, a car parade, a bell ringing ceremony, and fireworks.
BENNINGTON — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC), has been named as an “Energy Leader” by Efficiency Vermont. The organization honored seven large commercial and industrial customers with the award at the end of last year.
MANCHESTER — After a two-year hiatus, members of the South Central Vermont Board of Realtors (SCVBR) gathered at the Manchester Country Club on June 6 for a celebration and announcement of the 2022 Realtor of the Year and Good Neighbor Award.
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The Hoosick Falls High School Class of 2022 celebrated its graduation on a beautiful evening Friday. Top: A little girl holds a rose she received during the Hoosick Falls High School commencement ceremony. Bottom: The class processional featured students with roses marching onto Ken Baker Fi…
MANCHESTER — Wherever he went and whatever he did, the late John Kennedy, for years a member of Manchester’s Development Review Board, brought his innate and endless sense of curiosity about the world around him, and showed that he cared about his adopted hometown.
MONTPELIER — The Vermont State House was vandalized during the early hours of Saturday morning, leaving seven broken windows and a message of “If abortions aren’t safe you’re not either” in black spray paint on the front granite portico of the building, according to the Capitol Police Department.
Vermont leaders responded to the U.S. Supreme Courts’ ruling on Friday overturning Roe v. Wade. Among the statements:
BENNINGTON — The blue and gold lighting at the Bennington Battle Monument to honor Ukraine will continue past a July 1 deadline for its removal.
BENNINGTON — Early voting in local and statewide primary elections starts Saturday, and the Secretary of State’s office and town clerks are working to make the process smooth for voters who want to cast a ballot in advance of the Aug. 9 primary.
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Ty Dickerson and Kai Lamothe of Long Trail and Carson Beavin of Burr and Burton were named to the Southern Vermont League A Division ultimate …
Arlington’s Sidney Herrington can score in bunches. She’s been doing so since her eighth grade year with the Eagles. In 2021, the sophomore led Arlington all the way to the Division IV girls state championship game with her play.
Emma McCart was the engine that powered the Hoosick Falls Panthers to the New York Class C state championship game. The junior forward tallied 45 goals for the Panthers and was a constant offensively.
Bellows Falls Post 37 grabbed a pair of home victories over Bennington Post 13 in a Sunday American Legion baseball doubleheader.
The following are Devil’s Bowl race results from Saturday.
MANCHESTER — The Devin Speno to Tristan Evans connection was deadly during the second annual Vermont All Star Football Camp 7v7 tournament on Saturday afternoon at Judy McCormick Taylor Field.
BENNINGTON- The school year might be over, but the Bennington youth sport scene continues. The Marauders swim team that calls the Bennington Rec Center home will begin their summer schedule this Tuesday, hosting Springfield.
A million dollars can buy you a lot of beer.
BRATTLEBORO — On a night that was all about NBA teams making selections, American Legion Post 13 coach Ryan Greenslet had to make one of his own.
POWNAL — Like many stock car drivers, Olden Dwyer started as a boy in go-kart racing, probably thinking early on of a feature win at a major dirt track like Lebanon Valley Speedway.
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Register to vote. Then vote. Not tomorrow. Today. Local ballots for the Aug. 9 primary are available; early voting has begun. And the need for your voice to be heard has never been greater.
This isn’t the world I grew up in. I was raised in the 50s and 60s, when everything seemed so much simpler. Times were good, people were happy.
BENNINGTON — Bennington stands at a crossroads.
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