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MANCHESTER — A California man has filed a civil lawsuit in federal court against The Orvis Company Inc., claiming the internationally known Vermont-based sporting goods business violated his privacy by including his name when selling their customer lists to marketing companies and data brokers.
BENNINGTON — Friends, family and community members braved bitter cold Saturday to march along the downtown Walloomsac Walk to honor Emily Hama…
WEST PAWLET — The Vermont Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's verdict against Daniel Banyai of West Pawlet in a decision made public Friday.
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BENNINGTON — Two fugitives who first fled an arrest warrant but turned themselves in to authorities two weeks ago were back in court Wednesday…
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MONTPELIER — The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets announced $500,000 in grants to strengthen Vermont’s specialty crop production.
BRATTLEBORO — Two couples from Keene, N.H., opened a new Thai restaurant downtown with the goal of bringing Bangkok to Brattleboro.
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MANCHESTER — A California man has filed a civil lawsuit in federal court against The Orvis Company Inc., claiming the internationally known Vermont-based sporting goods business violated his privacy by including his name when selling their customer lists to marketing companies and data brokers.
BENNINGTON — Southwestern Vermont Health Care will shut down its outdoor testing operations for the day on Friday.
DORSET — The Dorset Select Board has approved a $2.7 million budget proposal for fiscal 2023 that would add a full-time assistant town clerk position to allow current clerk Sandra Pinsonault to train her eventual successor.
BENNINGTON — A man charged with first-degree murder in the slashing death of Emily Hamann has been ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation.
MANCHESTER — The Northshire Rescue Squad has responded to criticism leveled by consultants for the town of Manchester, defending its level of service and culture, and taking issue with the way concerns about its performance were made public.
Vermont Health Commissioner Mark Levine said Tuesday’s state death toll of 499 due to COVID-19 — poised to hit the 500 mark — is “terrible and tragic.”
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BENNINGTON — Southwestern Vermont Health Care will shut down its outdoor testing operations for the day on Friday.
THE SHIRES — Vermont Everyone Eats (VEE), the innovative COVID-19 response program that provides meal assistance to Vermonters while supporting local restaurants, farmers, and food producers, has received an extension to continue through April 1.
Funding is now available for organizations and projects across the state of Vermont through the Vermont Community Foundation’s Spark Connecting Community competitive grant program.
BRATTLEBORO — Some good news for do-gooders: Money is available for Vermont organizations in the Brattleboro area through the Crosby-Gannett Fund grant program.
ARLINGTON — Arlington Common has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Preservation Trust of Vermont for the restoration of the mid-century modern facade of the Performance Hall. The grant is from the trust’s Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization program.
Waterfowl hunters who did not remove their hunting blinds from the waters of the state earlier must do so before Feb. 15 on Lake Champlain or May 15 on inland waters, according to a reminder from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.
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WOODFORD — Mount Anthony Nordic skiing had only raced once all season prior to Wednesday.
BENNINGTON — Mount Anthony and Pittsfield boys basketball were locked in a one possession game in the final minute of Tuesday night's game at Kates Gymnasium.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington boys basketball team lost a close contest to Green Mountain on Tuesday night 59-47.
DORSET — The Long Trail boys basketball team looks like a legitimate contender in Division IV this year. The Mountain Lions have enjoyed a strong start to their season, which continued Tuesday with a 65-34 win over Springfield as LTS improved to 7-1.
HOOSICK, N.Y. — Hoosick Falls came out on top 53-36 in the return of the inter-state rivalry between the Panthers and Mount Anthony on Monday.
HOOSICK, N.Y. — Hoosick Falls varsity girls basketball has strung together its first winning streak of the young season with its latest victory over Saratoga Central Catholic on Thursday.
MORETOWN — Burr and Burton hockey got back in the win column on Saturday, defeating Harwood 4-1.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The Mount Anthony wrestling team swept the competition Saturday at the Springfield Central meet, going 5-0 as a team.
BENNINGTON — Athlete’s Attic, a sportswear retail shop located inside Anytime Fitness, made a $300 donation to Turning Point Center of Bennington on Thursday.
RUTLAND — Coming off its first win of the season over Mill River on Monday, Mount Anthony girls basketball suffered a bit of a setback with a 62-10 loss at Rutland on Thursday night.
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BENNINGTON — United Counseling Service of Bennington County prides itself on offering employees a chance “to be part of something bigger.”
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As much as I love the movies, I don’t care much about the personal lives of moviemakers. I think that actors owe the public a good performance. That’s what we pay our money for and that, it seems to me, is all they are really obligated to provide. The Kardashian aspect of show business: marr…
The latest report on The State of Vermont’s Children adds to the cacophony of alarm bells concerning the care and education of our youngest citizens, especially since the onset of the pandemic.
Next April the Banner will have survived 179 years as Bennington’s newspaper. It was founded by a group of citizens, including Rep. Hiland Hall, our historian, in 1841, to give voice to their views as members of the Whig Party. Over time it ceased being a party platform, and today gives voic…
Life with a dog, simply, is better. Sure, the minute you decide to get that loyal companion into your life you’re signing up for heartache. It always ends up with you in a puddle of tears and a hole in your heart that you can drive a train through. In my life I’ve had 10 dogs come through my…
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