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BENNINGTON — Despite the number of college students set to continue to decline nationally, Bennington College and Landmark College, along with other residential colleges in more northern parts of the state, are in a good place.
WINHALL — Leadership at the Winhall Police Department, preparing for an eventual reduction in state Department of Public Safety dispatch servi…
BENNINGTON — The Apple Barn was busy selling cider doughnuts, pies, fudge and pastries on a rainy Thursday.
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Cinema has covered just about every major sport when it comes to the familiar plot of “band of loveable losers turns into dominant champions.”…
MONTPELIER — The Board of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges System this week unanimously approved a base tuition for Vermonters enrolling…
BENNINGTON — Christopher Main requested bail for the fourth time on his 60th birthday, but didn’t get the present he hoped for.
BENNINGTON — A local man is being held without bail after jumping out a second-story window to escape arrest for allegedly hitting a woman.
BRATTLEBORO — Brattleboro has become the latest town to adopt the Vermont Declaration of Inclusion, joining 63 others in a quest for fairness.
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BENNINGTON — The Better Bennington Corporation will host a ribbon cutting at the formal opening of Island Flavor on Monday at 11 a.m. This event is free and open to the public.
MONTPELIER — Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos promoted September as National Voter Registration Month and encouraged eligible Vermonters to register to vote.
HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. — The Hoosick Township Historical Society will host “Emmajane, a Girl at Heart,” a celebration of the life and art of local resident Emmajane Cottrell, at 1 p.m. Sunday on the lawn of the Louis Miller Museum.
HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. — Hoosick Falls’ Hoosick Rising is will roll out its first-ever Scarecrow Contest. Kids ages 15 and up, grown-ups, families, and civic and high school groups from Hoosick Falls and beyond are encouraged to put their scarecrow-creating and construction abilities to the tes…
DORSET — Auditions for the Dorset Players' holiday production of "A Christmas Carol" will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 4 and Oct. 5 at the Dorset Playhouse rehearsal hall.
WILMINGTON — Rock Against Racism Vermont will host its first event in the Deerfield Valley.
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NORTH POWNAL — Pownal’s contribution to the lore surrounding New England’s infamous witch trials of the 17th century could soon be recognized with a marker near the site of an early settler’s legendary ordeal in the icy Hoosic River.
BENNINGTON — Town Clerk Cassandra Barbeau said her office is handling an extensive public records request related to the 2020 election while preparing for the 2022 election in November.
BENNINGTON — The Mount Anthony Union School District needs math and science teachers.
BRATTLEBORO — Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) begins at sundown on Sept. 26.
NEWFANE — Since 1970, volunteers have made the Newfane Heritage Festival a fall season destination in the heart of historic Newfane village.
POWNAL — The District Act 250 Commission has posted details of a proposed permit for a Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall planned for a site off Route 7.
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BRATTLEBORO — Mount Anthony boys soccer improved to 5-1 on the season with a 3-1 win over Brattleboro on Saturday morning.
MANCHESTER — Burr and Burton boys soccer dropped a tough game to Rutland at Applejack Field on Friday night, with two penalty kicks in regulation making all the difference in the 2-1 loss.
The Hoosick Falls/Tamarac football team defeated Granville/Whitehall 38-0 on Friday night.
MANCHESTER — Burr and Burton field hockey picked up its third consecutive win on Friday afternoon, defeating Rutland 2-0.
ARLINGTON — It took penalty kicks to decide the 2022 John Werner boys soccer tournament winner, but ultimately Twin Valley was victorious on Thursday night.
MANCHESTER — Burr and Burton girls soccer improved to 4-1-1 on the season with its 4-1 victory over Rutland on Wednesday.
GRANVILLE, N.Y. — The tradition surrounding the Hoosick Falls field hockey program is rooted in wins. Wednesday afternoon’s game at Granville was a not so subtle reminder of that, as Panthers coach Denise Campbell earned the 400th victory of her career.
BENNINGTON — Mount Anthony cross country has switched home venues, running its home meets at SVC this year.
MANCHESTER — Burr and Burton field hockey defeated Otter Valley 4-1 on Tuesday afternoon.
BENNINGTON — Friday night’s Division II championship rematch was a hard-fought battle between host Mount Anthony and the visiting Bellows Falls Terriers.
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Great Britain citizens completed the formal funeral ceremonies for the long-reigning British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.
At one of Dorset Theatre Festival’s productions this summer, I settled into my seat of the last two decades in row L, to write yet another drama review. To my right across the aisle was Dina Janis, the festival’s artistic director of 13 seasons, where I would typically find her, scribbling away in her notebook.
Moving Manchester’s town offices from their perch north of downtown back to Depot Street, where they sat for generations, was worth studying.
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