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MONTPELIER — The courts are preparing to hold back-to-back jury trials in May after the jury trial restart in Windham County fell through last month. Officials have greenlighted eight courthouses to resume jury trials amid the pandemic, but they don’t include those in Bennington County.
BENNINGTON — After a 22-month hiatus, high school spring sports returned throughout Vermont on Saturday.
MONTPELIER — The state is opening vaccination appointments to its youngest eligible recipients a few days early.
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MONTPELIER -- State officials anticipate hearing news about how to proceed with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine soon.
MONTPELIER — Three days after the Democrat-controlled Vermont House of Representatives passed a $10,000 tax exemption for military pensions, b…
STAMFORD — Voters will conclude the town’s extended annual election season on Tuesday with in-person voting from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Stam…
SHAFTSBURY — Vermont State Police are looking for an SUV that they suspect damaged a power pole in Arlington on Wednesday.
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Green Mountain Power announced that its crews need to take an unplanned outage to make emergency repairs to damaged equipment in Dummerston today. Their work will start around 6 p.m. and they expect to wrap up by 9 p.m. About 1,200 customers in Dummerston, Newfane, Marlboro, Brookline and Br…
MONTPELIER — The courts are preparing to hold back-to-back jury trials in May after the jury trial restart in Windham County fell through last month. Officials have greenlighted eight courthouses to resume jury trials amid the pandemic, but they don’t include those in Bennington County.
BENNINGTON — After a 22-month hiatus, high school spring sports returned throughout Vermont on Saturday.
BENNINGTON — A metal pole with telecommunications antenna and associated equipment is proposed at a town-owned parking lot site near 117 Pleasant St., roughly opposite the former Stark Hose Firehouse.
BENNINGTON — The town of Bennington has issued the following project list for the coming week. As always, please remember to use caution, as workers and equipment may be in the roadway.
WEST DOVER — A ski season at Mount Snow like no other concluded Sunday after a snowstorm Thursday and Friday brought some fresh flakes to the last trails left open.
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BENNINGTON — Orthopedic surgeon Michaela Schneiderbauer, MD, will appear as a guest on Southwestern Vermont Health Care's "Medical Matters with Dr. Trey Dobson" on Wednesday, April 21. The show will air live at 4:30 p.m., and will be available at facebook.com/svmedicalcenter and facebook.com…
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WHITE CREEK, N.Y. — The annual chicken barbecue at the Jermain Community Hall on Niles Road in White Creek will be held on Saturday, May 1. This year, the barbecue will be a drive-thru, take-out only dinner, with the regular spring menu, including pie, for dessert.
BENNINGTON — Photovoice, an annual youth photo contest run by the Alliance for Community Transformations, is seeking entries from people ages 12-18 in Bennington and surrounding towns.
LONDONDERRY — Between May 21 and June 4, The Collaborative will host its ninth annual West River Trail Run fundraising event. The event will be virtual to accommodate COVID-19 precautions. Racers will have two weeks to run their race to ensure everyone can run at their own convenience and pr…
ARLINGTON — Mack Molding will hold on-the-spot job interviews on April 22, and will offer $2,000 signing bonuses to qualified candidates, the company announced Wednesday.
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MANCHESTER — Burr and Burton hosted a track meet at Manchester Rec Park on Saturday with Mount Anthony, Arlington and West Rutland all kicking…
ARLINGTON — There were plenty of strikes in the Eagles season-opener against Mount St. Joseph’s on Monday afternoon. In fact, the first 13 outs of the game all came via strikeouts.
BENNINGTON — With a new coach in tow and a young roster, the Mount Anthony boys lacrosse team is hoping that they’ll be able to come together quickly to make some noise in the Southern Vermont League in 2021.
BENNINGTON -- In the first softball game in two seasons, the Mount Anthony Patriots had some early-season jitters. With both teams trying to find its bearings, MAU battled with Windsor to a 3-3 tie after the first two innings.
ESSEX JUNCTION -- Dominick Miceli tipped in a rebound early in overtime to propel the Burr and Burton boys lacrosse team to a hard-fought 11-10 win over Essex on Saturday in the opener for both teams.
BENNINGTON - Mount Anthony looked like a team in mid-season form during the first couple innings of its season opener on Saturday. Bellows Falls answered and made it a close contest, but MAU ultimately held on for a 10-9 victory.
MANCHESTER — The rosters for both Vermont and New Hampshire for the 68th annual Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl were recently released and the Burr and Burton football team has three players selected to play in the annual twin state contest.
ARLINGTON — A year away from the diamond has Arlington baseball coach Jamie Wright trying to make up for lost time.
BENNINGTON — At practice in the Bennington Tennis Center on Thursday, new Mount Anthony girls tennis coach Deb Larkin was all over the place — teaching here, showing a forehand there, and praising effusively throughout.
BENNINGTON — The Mount Anthony boys tennis team will be young and a bit undermanned this season.
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