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“Let’s Close the National Parks,” the headline in Harper’s Magazine screams. A guardrail breaks, the article says, and a little girl almost tumbles into a gorge; bridges teeter; the limited park ranger force rushes to fight fires, pick up trash, and clean latrines, instead of patrolling park…
RUTLAND — Alleged murderer Michael Louise was in Rutland County Superior Court on Friday to determine if bail will be set in his case. The 80-…
A new wave of frigid weather that forecasters warned could be the coldest in decades began rolling into the Northeast Friday morning, leading …
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Cold is somewhat to be expected on the ski slopes. But this weekend’s arctic blast caused local ski areas to stay cautious in the face of dang…
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BENNINGTON — Lake Paran will be holding its 5th Catch and Release Ice Fishing Derby with cash prizes of up to $200. Run by Bennington native a…
NORTH BENNINGTON — The village of North Bennington and the elementary school district are preparing for their annual meetings and elections.
A new wave of frigid weather that forecasters warned could be the coldest in decades began rolling into the Northeast Friday morning, leading …
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Grammar columnist Curtis Honeycutt says: "In an effort to have better grammar, we can often make it worse."
MONTPELIER — The state Fish and Wildlife Department says Vermont’s Nongame Wildlife Fund is essential to the conservation and restoration of some of Vermont’s most at-risk wildlife, like the lake sturgeon and Northern long-eared bat. A checkoff option on the Vermont state income tax form aim…
BENNINGTON — Keith Michel has been named vice president for institutional advancement at Bennington College.
MARLBORO — The Hogback Mountain Conservation Association will meet at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, to examine conservation efforts started nearly 10 years ago. Hikers will attempt to find signs of use by wildlife, count how many bird nests there are in the ESH patches, and photograph animal…
Students from Arlington Memorial High School gathered Wednesday to celebrate International Cultures Night, which featured food, crafts, music, dance, martial arts and more from around the world. Proceeds from the event benefitted the school's Foreign Language Department.
HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. — Arthur M. Hyde Jr. has been tapped to serve as Grand Marshall for this year’s Hoosick Falls Saint Patrick’s Day Parade.
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POWNAL — Vermont State Police responded to a crash involving multiple vehicles with minor injuries Saturday at 1:32 p.m. at 7275 US Route 7 in Pownal.
BENNINGTON — There’s a case making its way through the halls of the Bennington Superior Courthouse that touches on all the things that our criminal justice system is designed to accomplish.
BRATTLEBORO — A local man who prosecutors say shot and killed a Hartford, Conn., man in Brattleboro on Aug. 19, 2022, was arraigned on Friday on 10 charges, including second degree murder, reckless endangerment and dealing drugs.
ALBURGH — Spectators are not allowed to attend home basketball games for the rest of the season at a middle school in northern Vermont after a brawl broke out and one of the participants died, school officials said Thursday.
DANBY — Five weeks after a tree crushed her son’s car, pinning him inside and injuring him, Andrea Myklebust of Danby reports that “the doctors are happy with the healing in his residual limb, and they’re talking about discharging him next week, perhaps as soon as Monday.”
ALBURGH, Vt. — A brawl broke out among spectators at a middle school basketball game in northern Vermont, and a 60-year-old man who participated in the fight died, police said.
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BURLINGTON — A pack of four Bulldogs indoor track athletes made quite a bit of noise at the state championship meet at the University of Vermo…
BURLINGTON — Ella Palisano has led the charge for Mount Anthony indoor track all winter, despite this being her first high school track season. That continued this weekend as the freshman left the state championship meet at the University of Vermont with a pair of top-3 finishes.
Mount Anthony swimming finished its season with an eventful week in the pool.
BENNINGTON — The Patriots welcomed Rhode Island powerhouse Bishop Hendricken into Kates Gym for a wrestling dual Friday night for Mount Anthony’s senior night.
Mount Anthony football is officially making the jump back to Division I next fall as a part of a larger realignment throughout the state.
BENNINGTON — Mount Anthony indoor track is sending a small yet mighty group to this weekend's state championship meet at the University of Vermont.
BENNINGTON — The Mount Anthony girls basketball team is hoping for a late season playoff push.
PERU — The Bulldogs alpine team returned to its home mountain at Bromley Thursday to compete in the Louis Dean Memorial race. The Burr and Burton girls won the giant slalom race, its fourth victory of the season, while the BBA boys took second place.
The Hoosick Falls bowling team opened the Wasaren League playoffs on Thursday as the 3 seed with a home match against the No. 4 Saratoga Catholic.
MANCHESTER — Burr and Burton boys hockey hosted its annual “pink the rink” game Wednesday night, a fundraising night aimed to help a local family in their fight against breast cancer. It was the second of a double header, with the BBA girls grabbing a win before the boys got underway.
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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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The war in Ukraine has influenced many things, from the price of energy to food to raw materials, and it fundamentally altered the way the world’s major economies will move forward in 2023 and beyond. E.U. inflation is the highest in 40 years with the U.K. crossing the 10 percent mark, and a…
President Biden’s appointee to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Richard Trumka, Jr., has made it clear, according to The Wall Street Journal, that gas stoves need to be removed from all kitchens. According to Trumka, the stoves are unsafe. Of course, the hidden agenda is to end fossil…
February is a month intentionally set aside to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of Black people throughout American history. History in relation to Black people in America also requires us to examine and reckon with the past, and relate it to our current reality.
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