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BENNINGTON — Bennington County businesses, including the Bennington Banner’s parent company, and local entrepreneurs won honors at the Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce annual meeting Friday, held at the Park-McCullough Historic Governor’s Mansion Carriage Barn.
BENNINGTON — An unidentified male was struck and killed by a tractor trailer just south of the U.S. Route 7-Kocher Drive intersection on Frida…
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MANCHESTER — It seems like ancient history now: A director, actors and a film crew, working here as part of an effort to build support for Ver…
BRATTLEBORO — Following another spate of downtown burglaries, the Brattleboro Select Board has directed its new town manager to work with loca…
BENNINGTON — A new sheriff and new probate judge are among the county officials who will be sworn in Feb. 1 at the Bennington Superior Courthouse.
MANCHESTER — Northshire Day School, founded in 1968, is celebrating 55 years of providing early childhood education to area families.
POWNAL — The site of a well-known Pownal gravel business that dates to the 1950s has been sold to an abutting property owner.
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BENNINGTON — Community Bank branches across New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Massachusetts have joined together to host a canned food drive throughout the month of February to collect non-perishable and canned food items for local food pantries and food banks in their communities in honor…
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BENNINGTON — The East Road Market and Deli in Bennington is newly opened, but already enjoying a daily lunch rush and steady flow of customers.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will screen a selection of short films covering experimental animation from the 1960s and ’70s in its auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. The showing is the third event in the Clark’s Film and Drawing series, inspired by the exhibition Prom…
WOBURN, Mass. — The New England High School Journalism Collaborative has announced that they will hold their all-expense-paid summer workshop for students interested in journalism for the 36th year.
The following local students were named to their college Dean’s List:
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HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. — The Hoosick Falls Police Department identified a suspect Sunday caught on camera in regards to a grand larceny that occurred at the Trustco Bank at 47 Main St.
BENNINGTON — An unidentified male was struck and killed by a tractor trailer just south of the U.S. Route 7-Kocher Drive intersection on Friday evening, near the Vermont State Office complex at 200 Memorial Dr.
Associated Press (AP) — As more organic dairy farmers are forced out of business by an economic crisis facing them, Vermont advocates and farmers are seeking a one-time state appropriation of $9.2 million to help existing organic dairies survive.
MONTPELIER — Pro-life Vermonters plan to march on the Statehouse steps Saturday at 11 a.m., followed by a luncheon at the Capitol Plaza with pro-life guest speakers.
MONTPELIER — Workers compensation insurance rates will decrease this year, saving Vermont employers more than $11 million in premiums, the Scott administration announced Wednesday.
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METHUEN, MASS — Mount Anthony wrestling the Methuen tournament with a seventh place finish out of 21 competing schools over the weekend.
METHUEN, MASS — Mount Anthony wrestling the Methuen tournament with a seventh place finish out of 21 competing schools over the weekend.
LAS VEGAS — The Oakland Athletics have spent years trying to get a new stadium while watching Bay Area neighbors such as the Giants, Warriors, 49ers and Raiders successfully move into state-of-the-art venues, and now time is running short on their efforts.
FAIR HAVEN — Mount Anthony girls basketball was on fire to start Friday’s game at Fair Haven. The Patriots connected on five 3-pointers in the first half, helping them take a 22-21 lead into the locker room at halftime.
MANCHESTER — Burr and Burton girls basketball exploded for 24 points in the fourth quarter to complete a comeback 44-39 victory over Springfield on Friday night.
The Mount Anthony Nordic team returned to the mountain for a Friday night race at Viking Nordic Center hosted by Burr and Burton.
QUEBEC CITY — While attending a hockey clinic at the Hockey Hut in Clifton Park, New York at 7 years old, Cooper Volski saw a banner of the Adirondack Jr Wings hanging in the rink.
MANCHESTER — In a game that featured five lead changes and three ties in the fourth quarter alone, the turning point in Thursday night’s boys basketball contest between Burr and Burton and visiting Brattleboro wasn’t a made basket or a timely defensive stop – it was a play that didn’t show up on the box score.
BENNINGTON — Mount Anthony welcomed Rutland into Kates Gym Thursday night holding the number one spot in the Southern Vermont League A Division.
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BRATTLEBORO — A bright red barn sitting beneath green steeples on Marlboro Road is home to three businesses under one roof, which all have the same mission: support cannabis fans and smaller-sized growers — not large corporate growers.
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In a plethora of ways Bennington is smack in the middle of a winning streak. Our Southwestern Vermont Medical Center is fully aligning with Dartmouth Hospital and is growing. Their addition is getting closer to completion with plans for a childcare center on the grounds of the former Souther…
We’ve all seen the egg story — a dozen eggs is, at its cheapest, more than $5 in Vermont stores currently.
Vermont lawmakers will take a deep dive into many thorny issues this session, including how to expand and improve affordable child care, crack down on substance abuse and the crime it attracts, increase affordable housing for young, working families, and more.
As more people migrate to urban areas at risk of climate disaster, Vermont cities and towns are increasingly thinking and working outside the traditional toolbox when tackling sustainability problems. The growth of chief heat officers across global cities and counties — from Melbourne, Austr…
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