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MANCHESTER — About a dozen high-ranking state officials came to Manchester on Monday morning with a message: We have millions of federal dollars to help improve housing, infrastructure and climate resiliency, and we want you to have it.
MANCHESTER — The precipitation on the ground might not have been in the right form to set the scene, but the spirit of the season was still in…
BRATTLEBORO — A local judge has voided a defense subpoena served on the Vermont State Police in a case of alleged road rage homicide in Rockin…
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BENNINGTON — A jury draw is set for Tuesday in Bennington Superior Court in the case of a young mother of a 2-year-old child who was found pas…
BRATTLEBORO — The Brattleboro Fire Department confirmed that brewery owner Clyde Reagin "Ray" McNeill's body was found in the fire at McNeill'…
BENNINGTON — A Yonkers duo accused by police of attempting to steal used cooking oil from behind Ramunto’s restaurant in Bennington were no-sh…
BENNINGTON — A high-ranking development official from the Scott administration visited Bennington on Monday to learn more about the proposed f…
BENNINGTON — VIP Tires & Service opened its 67th location at 183 Phyllis Lane in Bennington last Friday — the company's fifth location in …
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BENNINGTON — The Bennington Performing Arts Center, home of Oldcastle Theatre Company, will hold its Annual Holiday Show fundraiser on Dec. 17 and 18.
HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. — The next public meeting of the group monitoring hazardous waste remediation sites in the town and village will be held Dec. 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Hoosick Falls High School in the cafeteria, 21187 Route 22.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute will host a lecture by exhibition curator and Clark-Getty Paper Project Curatorial Fellow Sarah Grandin in conjunction with the opening of Promenades on Paper: Eighteenth-Century Drawings from the Bibliothèque nationale de France on Saturday, Dec…
BURLINGTON — Whether you walk, drive or bike, the shorter days and longer nights make it especially important to see and be seen on the road. To help prevent injuries, the Department of Health’s Watch For Me VT program has launched Be Bright at Night, a road safety initiative that is distrib…
A radar speed limit sign between Orvis and Orvis Outlet on Vermont Route 7A in Manchester has a festive way of reminding drivers that the speed limit is 30 miles per hour.
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BENNINGTON — Police have been called to Bennington Elementary School on numerous occasions to deal with “juveniles that are out of control” at a rate higher than seen in other local schools and districts.
It’s now a lot easier — and cheaper — for many hard-of-hearing Americans to get help.
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is about to confront a new elections case, a Republican-led challenge asking the justices for a novel ruling that could significantly increase the power of state lawmakers over elections for Congress and the presidency.
KYIV, Ukraine — The head of U.S. intelligence says fighting in Russia’s war in Ukraine is running at a “reduced tempo” and suggests Ukrainian forces could have brighter prospects in coming months.
DOHA, Qatar — The World Cup in Qatar has become a political lightning rod, so it comes as no surprise that soccer fans’ sartorial style has sparked controversy.
MANCHESTER — Nine paraeducator positions to support a new team classroom approach, as well as increased staff wages and benefits, are in next year’s spending plan for the Taconic & Green Regional School District.
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Seven Hoosick Falls field hockey players received all-league and all-state honors after another successful season on the turf.
HOOSICK, N.Y. — The Hoosick Falls bowling team continued their season with a 5-0 win over Saratoga Catholic at the Barbecue Recreation on Thursday.
Hoosick Falls boys basketball defeated Class A Queensbury 54-51 on Saturday behind a 21 point, 12 rebound double-double from Jake Sparks.
BENNINGTON — Plenty of Vermonters have represented the Green Mountain State on the sports world’s biggest stage. Ivette Guttmann is hoping to join that prestigious group of Olympians, and her journey is arguably the most unique.
HOOSICK, N.Y. — Hoosick Falls bowling secured its first team win of the season Tuesday at the Barbecue Recreation, sweeping Hoosic Valley 5-0.
KILLINGTON – Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard resort in Eastern North America and part of POWDR – an adventure lifestyle company – hosted the women’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup for the sixth time over Thanksgiving Weekend with a record turnout. Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami won …
BENNINGTON — Ivette Guttmann, MD, a sports medicine physician with SVMC Orthopedics, part of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) and Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC), has something in common with the best athletes in the world; she has a dream to make it to the Olympic Games. H…
Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first male player to score at five World Cups with a goal for Portugal against Ghana. The 37-year-old striker converted a penalty in the 65th minute to give Portugal a 1-0 lead. He has now scored in every World Cup since his first in 2006. He scored one goal at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, another at the 2014 tournament in Brazil and four in Russia in 2018. Ronaldo extended his men’s record tally of international goals to 118. Brazil forward Marta has scored in five Women’s World Cups.
MECHANICVILLE, N.Y. — The Hoosick Falls bowling team opened their 2022 season with a 1-4 loss against Mechanicville at Hometown Lanes on Tuesday.
The Vermont Football Coaches Association released its all-state selections for the 2022 season, with 15 different Mount Anthony Patriots being selected in Division II.
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Vermont legalized small amounts of cannabis to grow at home, possess, and consume for adults 21 and older with Act 86 in 2018, two years before lawmakers legalized commercial cannabis with Act 164 in 2020, yet it remains one of the least-friendly states for legal consumption. Who is most imp…
Eric Metaxas, author of Seven Women and the Secret of Their Greatness, in 2015, said, “Each era has the fatal hubris to believe that it has once and for all climbed to the top of the mountain and can see everything as it is, from the highest and most objective vantage point possible.” We hav…
Once again, Vermont Rail is renting out our backyards as a cheap parking lot for dangerous oil trains. For the past five years, autumn has brought an unwelcome gift: a long string of liquefied petroleum gas tankers parked on neglected rail lines snaking through residential neighborhoods.
As autumn winds down and our Green Mountain fields and forests prepare to rest, we give thanks for the bounty of the seasons. In the coming weeks, Vermont food will be at the center of the table as many of us celebrate with family and friends. Maybe the meal will begin with an appetizer plat…
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