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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.
In less than two months, house fires in Southern Vermont have led to tragic endings for occupants and left questions for the community.
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…
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BRATTLEBORO — There are still seats available on a special chartered bus trip down to New York City with local exchange students this coming S…
BENNINGTON — An ex-teacher at the Pine Cobble School in Williamstown, Mass., accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a student, has filed a …
BENNINGTON — The long, sad saga of a brutal midday murder in Bennington in 2021 came to a head Wednesday morning when the accused murderer was…
MANCHESTER — What does Manchester need from its next full-time town manager? Quite a bit, according to the finalized job description approved …
Ah … Vermont around the holidays.
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Mist rests on the surface of Lake Shaftsbury at Shaftsbury State Park during a rainy day across the region Wednesday.
WILMINGTON — Relive the days of live radio and help support the Deerfield Valley Food Pantry at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, at Historic Memorial Hall, 14 West Main St. (inclement weather date is Dec. 18 at 2 p.m.).
BENNINGTON — The Apple Barn, coming off its first season under new management, will extend the season into December for the first time.
ARLINGTON — A talk on “Healing the Emotional Heart and Soul” will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday at the Watkins House at the Arlington Common, 3939 Route 7A. It will be an ongoing exploration, through winter, into the many ways people can heal themselves on deep levels. The event will…
MONTPELIER — Col. Matthew T. Birmingham, director of the Vermont State Police, announced that Lt. Steven Coote, director of recruiting and training/Office of Professional Development in Pittsford, has been named commander of the Shaftsbury Field Station.
For many of us, the chill of fall and the yellows, reds and oranges of foliage signal the upcoming holidays and the feelings of joy that coincide with family, friends and traditions. It is a time to reflect, give thanks and gather with loved ones.
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SOUTH ROYALTON — Vermont Law School, now named Vermont Law and Graduate School, celebrated its 50th year on Monday. The school was incorporated in 1972, and the first classes were held in summer 1973 in the old South Royalton schoolhouse that would become the iconic Debevoise Hall, the cente…
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.
GUILFORD — Members of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra visited local schools, giving students a good glimpse into the wide world of music.
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.
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Lake Placid, N.Y. — Hundreds of skaters took to the ice on Sunday to celebrate World Ice Skating Day.
Lake Placid, N.Y. — Hundreds of skaters took to the ice on Sunday to celebrate World Ice Skating Day.
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.
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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.
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