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The Bennington Fire Department and emergency services responded Friday afternoon to a house fire on Beech Street. The fire was quickly contained and no one was injured, according to Deputy Chief Jeff Santarcangelo. Fire crews on scene hadn’t officially determined the cause of the fire, but t…
NORTH RUPERT — Sykes Hollow Road in North Rupert winds past old farmhouses, ancient maples, and rolling horse pastures for less than half a mi…
BENNINGTON — Municipal leaders around Vermont are looking for some relief from a potential wave of required property reappraisals prompted by …
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ARLINGTON — There aren’t many men still around who can offer a first-hand account of what it was like to see the American flag raised at Mount…
WHITINGHAM — Long- and short-term solutions to the current crises facing both Vermont and the country’s organic dairy farms were outlined by S…
NORTH POWNAL — The first major funding piece toward Pownal’s goal of acquiring an access road to the Strobridge Recreation Area has fallen int…
SHAFTSBURY — Friends and colleagues recently honored Charlie Becker for his 75 years of service to the Shaftsbury Fire Department.
POWNAL — Everyone, get ready to rumble in Pownal. Xtreme Wrestling Alliance, out of Albany, N.Y., is coming to Pownal Elementary School next S…
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BENNINGTON — The East Road Market and Deli in Bennington is newly opened, but already enjoying a daily lunch rush and steady flow of customers.
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.
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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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QUEBEC CITY — While attending a hockey clinic at the Hockey Hut in Clifton Park, New York at 7 years old, Cooper Volski saw a banner of the Ad…
MANCHESTER — In a game that featured five lead changes and three ties in the fourth quarter alone, the turning point in Thursday night’s boys basketball contest between Burr and Burton and visiting Brattleboro wasn’t a made basket or a timely defensive stop – it was a play that didn’t show up on the box score.
BENNINGTON — Mount Anthony welcomed Rutland into Kates Gym Thursday night holding the number one spot in the Southern Vermont League A Division.
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 …
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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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In a plethora of ways Bennington is smack in the middle of a winning streak. Our Southwestern Vermont Medical Center is fully aligning with Dartmouth Hospital and is growing. Their addition is getting closer to completion with plans for a childcare center on the grounds of the former Souther…
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…
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