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BENNINGTON — There’s been a noticeable uptick in gang-related violence in Bennington, and local, state and federal authorities are already forming plans to address the rising risks.
Ask the first-graders at Bennington Elementary what they want to be when they grow up, and the responses run the gamut: Teachers. A Nurse. A B…
BENNINGTON — Mount Anthony Union High School’s extended Thanksgiving Day break is coming to an end Wednesday morning. But next door at Southwe…
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WILMINGTON — A local liquor store and market called on residents to sign a petition to trigger a community-wide vote on allowing retail cannab…
BRATTLEBORO — When reviewing criteria for the Richard O. Hathaway Award, Stephen Perkins realized Brattleboro Words Project has honored local …
BRATTLEBORO — Towns and cities don’t know exactly what their slice of the retail cannabis revenue in Vermont will be yet, but a couple of prop…
BRATTLEBORO — Police announced three arrests Wednesday in connection with fentanyl-laced marijuana.
Bennington — Green Mountain RSVP is collaborating with two local libraries to offer a free book delivery program called Books on Wheels.
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BENNINGTON — There’s been a noticeable uptick in gang-related violence in Bennington, and local, state and federal authorities are already forming plans to address the rising risks.
MONTPELIER — Gov. Phil Scott on Thursday came out in favor of President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 Winter Action Plan.
Montpelier — Vermont’s Cannabis Control Board recently received notification of a scam targeting prospective participants in the adult-use cannabis marketplace. A caller reached out to a Vermont business claiming to be from the Board and demanded cash and other information from the business,…
BENNINGTON — The state set a new grim record Thursday for single-day positive COVID-19 cases, with 604 reported. The rate of positive tests also spiked to 5.2 percent, another one-day record.
BENNINGTON — One new case of COVID-19 has been reported by state officials and another person has died during an outbreak associated with Crescent Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Every holiday season, restaurateurs, retailers, and other small businesses encourage customers to shop local, with the shopping season formally kicking off with Small Business Saturday. As COVID challenges continue to plague businesses in all areas of operation from employee recruitment to c…
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BRATTLEBORO — The AIDS Project of Southern Vermont marked World AIDS Day on Wednesday with a vigil downtown.
BENNINGTON — Sunrise Family Resource Center recently held their annual meeting, honoring community partners that include individuals, businesses and agencies. The keynote speaker was Susan Sgorbati, Director of the Center for the Advancement of Public Action at Bennington College, who thanke…
SALEM N.Y. — Eat breakfast for a cause at an upcoming function.
BENNINGTON — Mt. Anthony Tree Farms, with locations in Bennington and North Pownal, is celebrating 50 years of planting Christmas trees.
Small businesses everywhere could use a pick-me-up, and upcoming awards could give them just that.
BENNINGTON — Last month, staff of Early Intervention and Children’s Integrated Services celebrated their new office space.
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Hoosick Falls girls basketball opened its season in a big way on Wednesday night, defeating Granville 85-42.
On Tuesday, the Hoosick Falls bowling team opened their 2021-2022 season with a 5-0 win over Hoosic Valley at Hilltop Bowl.
HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. — Conner Jones got things started for the Hoosick Falls boys basketball team on Wednesday night, driving hard to the left side of the lane and finishing through contact for the team’s first points of the season with just under 90 ticks gone off the clock.
The 2020-2021 Vermont High School winter sports season was delayed for more than a month because of the coronavirus.
HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. — After a state championship run, Hoosick Falls field hockey players were honored with many league awards.
RUTLAND — The Providence Pirates won Sunday’s match against the Bennington Martens 115-84 at the Rutland Heritage Field House.
Despite different levels of success this fall, Mount Anthony and Burr and Burton both had its fair share of standouts on the gridiron. The hard work translated into 18 Bennington County athletes being named to Vermont coaches’ all-state teams.
BENNINGTON — The Mount Anthony boys basketball team hosted a 3-on-3 basketball tournament inside Kate’s Gymnasium on Saturday.
HOOSICK FALLS N.Y. — Hoosick Falls has made the decision to allow spectators for the upcoming winter sports season.
BENNINGTON — The Mount Anthony boys basketball team hasn’t began its season yet, tryouts are slated for Monday. That didn’t stop the Patriots from giving back to the community. On Tuesday around 15 players and members of the coaching staff handed out more than 30 Thanksgiving meals at MAU.
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BRATTLEBORO — That his name is Scott Sparks gives you much of what you need to know about him.
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Seasons come and seasons go, but scammers are here to stay. Holiday season scams will be closely followed by winter scams, followed by Valentine’s Day scams. Entering the month of December brings a renewed effort by scammers. Here are two returning scams of the season.
The paper reports Peter Welch is running to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Patrick Leahy. We have had Leahy in the Senate since 1974—48 years, six terms—and it’s certainly time for a change. We don’t need a carbon-copy of Leahy replacing him in that seat.
BENNINGTON — For Vermont News & Media newspapers, as well as for an increasing number of daily papers around the country — especially in rural areas or with rural delivery customers — the switch to mail delivery is becoming a necessity to ensure financial viability to support local journ…
Readers: This story was updated at 2:30 p.m. on Nov 17 to clarify that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders had previously supported state Rep. Tanya Vyhovsky.
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