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OLD BENNINGTON — In a message to the community, the owners of the historic Walloomsac Inn said this week they are working with people and organizations to determine “the best possible outcome for the inn.”
SHAFTSBURY — However Wild Farm of Shaftsbury shouldn’t exist.
BRATTLEBORO — Four of the 4,000 beagles rescued from a laboratory breeding farm in Virginia are awaiting new homes in Windham County.
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WESTMINSTER — The Windham Northeast Supervisory Union will conduct an evaluation and review of a recommendation to use up to $5 million of its…
BENNINGTON – Even a cloudburst couldn’t dampen the fun at the Back to School Backpack Giveaway held Thursday at the Bennington Auto Mall.
BENNINGTON — Attorneys representing area residents in a settled class-action suit over PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) contamination are remindi…
BURLINGTON — A Bennington man has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Burlington to a charge of being a convicted felon in possession of …
BURLINGTON — A longtime Bennington area resident has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Burlington to two federal gun and drug charges f…
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BENNINGTON — The Village Chocolate Shoppe on Main Street in Bennington is hosting a Funtastic Friday event to celebrate 20 years in business.
The Bennington Select Board will meet Monday, Aug. 22, at 6 p.m. at the Bennington Fire Facility on River Street. The full agenda and packet can be accessed in paper form at the Bennington Free Library and online at https://benningtonvt.org/meetings/select-board/.
BENNINGTON — Saturday's Walloomsac Downtown River Walk will feature a presentation by the Sunrise Family Resource Center, which offers a range of educational and support services to promote lifelong learning, healthy growth and development.
BENNINGTON — The Southwestern Vermont Health Care Foundation is presenting violinist Katica Illenyi in concert at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 29 at the Southern Vermont Arts Center’s Arkell Pavilion in Manchester. Tickets are available at svhealthcare.org/concert.
BENNINGTON — Pangaea and Powers are hosting a North Bennington Block Party to show their appreciation for their supportive community on Sunday, Aug. 21, from noon to 3 p.m.
MANCHESTER — The Southern Vermont Arts Center will host Leonardo Suarez Paz at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10.
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BENNINGTON — In the three weeks since Bennington’s Project Independence suffered the loss of two of its four transportation vans due to the overnight theft of two of the fleet’s catalytic converters, the organization has regained one of the vehicles and made do without the other for now.
BRATTLEBORO — The Vermont State Police has confirmed a criminal investigation into former Windham County Assistant Judge Patricia Duff.
BRATTLEBORO — In an attempt to address rising crime rates around the Green Mountain State, Gov. Phil Scott has released a 10-point "public safety enhancement and violence prevention plan."
A hermit who was evicted from New Hampshire property on which he had lived for nearly three decades has found a new home in Maine. Eighty-two-year-old David Lidstone has put in windows and is working on installing a chimney on his rustic three-room cabin. He said it is on land he bought. Lidstone grew up in Maine but declined to say where he was living or provide a contact for the landowner. A family member confirmed he has moved there. He had returned to live on the New Hampshire property but faced a $500-a-day fine if he didn't leave.
BRATTLEBORO — From October 2021 to June 2022, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital took $3.7 million out of its reserve accounts to fund operations, reducing the reserve from $9.2 million to $5.6 million.
In a presentation titled “A time of challenges and needed stabilization,” Southwestern Vermont Medical Center CEO Tom Dee and his executive team made a case to the state’s oversight board Monday for a 6.35 percent budget increase in 2023.
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BENNINGTON — Tryouts for the boys soccer team and girls volleyball team took place Thursday morning at Mount Anthony Union High School. The fa…
MANCHESTER — Even after a down year, things continue to trend in the right direction for Burr and Burton football. Fresh off having a program-record 52 players on last year’s team, coach Tom McCoy’s Bulldogs have reloaded with a roster boasting an impressive 62 players – including 20 freshmen.
Mount Anthony Union High School and Middle School is looking for fall sub-varsity soccer and football officials.
BENNINGTON — Autumn is in the air. Monday marked the beginning of the 2022-2023 high school sports season in Vermont, with football practices getting underway across the Green Mountain State.
BENNINGTON — The 13th annual Lee Goldsmith Memorial soccer tournament was held at Willow Park on Saturday morning into the early afternoon. One of two Mount Anthony squads entered in the tournament took the first-place trophy for the first time since 2017.
WEST HAVEN — Justin Comes has certainly turned things around. After going winless for two years, the veteran Middlebury racer has made it back-to-back victories at Devil’s Bowl Speedway.
MANCHESTER — With the New England Junior Amateur Invitational reaching its final couple holes at Manchester Country Club on Wednesday, the Connecticut girls were clinging to a three shot advantage over Massachusetts.
MANCHESTER — Team Vermont finds itself far behind at the conclusion of day one of the New England Junior Amateur Invitational at Manchester Country Club.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Upper Valley Aquatic Center played host to Vermont’s best swimmers this weekend at the Vermont Swim Association state championships, with dozens of local swimmers taking part.
MANCHESTER — Sixty of the best junior golfers across New England made their way to Manchester Country Club (MCC) on Monday to tee off in the New England Junior Amateur Invitational.
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Our communities are still struggling through the pandemic and its harmful impacts on mental health, substance use and affordable housing. It’s clear that we still need to do far more to support one another and to build healthy, safe and vibrant communities.
BENNINGTON — Sometimes it feels like Bennington’s alone in its battle against opiate addiction and the gang-related crime and violence dragging behind in its wake.
We all faced a barrage of unforeseen challenges when the pandemic arrived. As employers who deeply care about our teams, we prioritize the health and safety of our dedicated employees to ensure that their critical on-site work can continue. While we’ve done our best to address each new pande…
I’m old enough that I can remember when making an appointment with a doctor was simple. You’d telephone the office, set a date, write it on your calendar and show up at the appointed time.
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