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NORTH RUPERT — Sykes Hollow Road in North Rupert winds past old farmhouses, ancient maples, and rolling horse pastures for less than half a mile. There are only a handful of homes along the sweeping gravel road before it dead-ends at a steep hillside, then turns onto a private road. The hous…
BENNINGTON — Municipal leaders around Vermont are looking for some relief from a potential wave of required property reappraisals prompted by …
BENNINGTON — Hopefully you’ve dug yourself out from Sunday’s winter storm that dumped over a foot of snow on some parts of Bennington County, …
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BENNINGTON — Conflict counsel Richard Burgoon is only concerned with one thing when defending his clients — upholding their constitutional rig…
Due to a change in the software that the USPS implemented this week, the distribution of our mailed newspapers has been spotty.
MANCHESTER — The Manchester Selectboard unanimously approved the town’s fiscal 2024 budget at its Tuesday meeting, settling on a much lower pr…
BENNINGTON — After a year of proposals, edits and old fashioned hard work, the town of Bennington has a shiny new website.
MANCHESTER — New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune will join the Northshire Bookstore at the Southern Vermont Arts Center on Feb. 11 at 6…
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The following local students were named to their college Dean's List:
BENNINGTON — United Counseling Service (UCS) will host a free film screening of "Untreated and Unheard: The Addiction Crisis in America" on Feb. 16 at Mission City Church, 416 Main St. in Bennington. The community event begins at 5 p.m. with pizza and refreshments before the movie, followed …
BENNINGTON — North Bennington resident Daisy Rockwell’s International Booker Prize-winning translation of Geetanjali Shree’s novel, "Tomb of Sand," will be released in the United States on Tuesday.
BRATTLEBORO — The Brattleboro Senior Center offers a number of programs for the week of Jan. 30:
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute offers a full day of special activities on Sunday, Feb. 5, as part of its Fun on First Sundays program. Admission to the galleries and special exhibitions is free all day, and visitors can enjoy special activities from 1 to 4 p.m.
BENNINGTON — CHESS Health, a leading provider of service-enabled technology supporting addiction management and recovery, announced that United Counseling Service has launched eRecovery to support individuals combatting substance use disorder.
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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.
Noncitizen residents may continue to vote in municipal elections in Vermont’s capital city of Montpelier, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday, stating that such voting in local elections doesn’t violate the state constitution.
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin won a record-breaking 83rd World Cup race Tuesday. Shiffrin’s giant slalom victory broke a tie on the all-time women’s list with former American teammate Lindsey Vonn, who retired four years ago. For more on this story, see Sports on B1.
BENNINGTON — The Bennington Select Board has finalized the town’s 2024 fiscal year budget that will appear on the ballot at Town Meeting.
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BENNINGTON — Third quarters have been Burr and Burton girls basketball’s Achilles heel. Whether watching its first half lead dwindle or seeing its deficit grow, the third quarter hasn’t been kind to the girls of Manchester for much of the season.
American skier Mikaela Shiffrin won a record-breaking 83rd World Cup race Tuesday. Shiffrin’s giant slalom victory broke a tie on the all-time women’s list with former American teammate Lindsey Vonn, who retired four years ago. For more on this story, see Sports on B1.
SPRINGFIELD — March is synonymous with dancing in the world of basketball. On Friday night, Mount Anthony boys basketball punched their ticket to “the dance” - also known as the playoffs - with its 89-62 victory over Springfield.
BRATTLEBORO — The Harris Hill Ski Jump is planning a fun target jump competition on Friday, Feb. 17, to kick off a weekend of ski jumping.
TROY, N.Y. — On Friday, the Tri-City ValleyCats announced that the contract of utility man Joe Campagna has been purchased by the Colorado Rockies. A product of Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, Campagna will get his first taste of affiliated baseball in 2023 after spending the last …
There exists a bizarre phenomenon among sports fans and pundits where we all feel the need to weigh in on the career paths of grown men and women. Who should be fired, who should sign with what team and – of course – who should retire. We aren’t just talking about armchair quarterbacking her…
NEW LEBANON, N.Y. — Hoosick Falls girls basketball used a stout defensive effort to take down Berlin/ New Lebanon on Wednesday night, allowing just 11 points as the Panthers cruised to a 40-11 win.
MANCHESTER — The puck screamed toward Burr and Burton goalkeeper Michael Hornby off the stick of a Missiquoi forward’s stick in the final seconds of Wednesday’s game at Riley Rink. The Bulldogs last line of defense put his glove up and snagged the puck as the final horn sounded.
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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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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…
Last month we lost another child Holocaust survivor, Erika Hecht, as that generation finds its final resting place. Erika recalls a story of her wartime experience in her memoir “Don’t Ask My Name”: “One night, (my mother) wakes me and asks me my name. ‘Erika Bleier,’ I say. ‘What did you sa…
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