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Bennington turned out in numbers Monday night to wish good luck to about 40 National Guard members, who left Bennington for deployment in Kosovo.
BENNINGTON — The Southern Vermont Homebrew Festival, cancelled in 2020, will return for 2021, the Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce ann…
Pierce Fulton, the former Burr and Burton Academy music standout who went on to make a name for himself internationally in electronic dance mu…
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MONTPELIER — COVID-19 testing is considered an important tool in keeping the virus out of summer camps and programs.
BENNINGTON — The Bennington Free Library has announced that it will reopen to the community on Monday, May 17, with COVID-19 precautions in place.
Following the FDA’s authorization of the Pfizer vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds on Monday, state officials said Tuesday that Vermont is prepar…
MONTPELIER — Sen. Randy Brock was answering a question Tuesday morning about the Senate's version of H. 360, a bill setting the framework for …
Leigh H. Perkins, the man who turned Orvis into an internationally renowned sporting goods company, has died. He was 93.
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Bennington turned out in numbers Monday night to wish good luck to about 40 National Guard members, who left Bennington for deployment in Kosovo.
BUCHAREST — At Dracula’s castle in picturesque Transylvania, Romanian doctors are offering a jab in the arm rather than a stake through the heart.
LONDOn — In less than a week, people in England will be able to give friends and family a hug for the first time since restrictions were put in place in March last year at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic.
STOWE — Eduardo Rovetto is hoping the state of Vermont’s reinstated requirement that people who are collecting unemployment benefits must seek work to qualify will help him hire enough staff for his restaurant in the resort town of Stowe.
BENNINGTON — The Southern Vermont Homebrew Festival, cancelled in 2020, will return for 2021, the Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce announced Monday. The sixth annual event will take place on Saturday, Aug. 7 from noon to 4 p.m. on Depot Street in Bennington.
BENNINGTON — Bennington Museum’s summer courtyard series, launched in 2020, continues this year with a return of the popular Friday night concert series, and food served by local chefs all weekend long throughout the summer.
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As part of Bennington College's three-year initiative to address food insecurity in Bennington County, the Center for the Advancement of Public Action will host a day-long virtual conference on Saturday, May 15 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The America Cross New Hampshire and Vermont Region announced the 3rd annual #GiveLikeCharlie #LiveLikeCharlie American Red Cross Memorial Blood Drive will be held at the Moose Lodge in Bennington from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. May 14. The goal is to collect 40 units.
On May 11 at 6 p.m. The Center for Communication in Medicine will offer a free online webinar, "Coping With COVID-19: The Lived Experience of Patients, Loved Ones and Health care Providers." CCM is committed to presenting SpeakSooner community education programs through our online platform.
HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. — The Hoosick VFW Post 40 Hoosick Falls Memorial Day Parade will be held Monday, May 31 at 10 a.m. from Wood Park in Hoosick Falls.
RUTLAND — Sharon Bailey, a medical supply coordinator with the VNA & Hospice of the Southwest Region, has been named the organization’s employee of the year. She was one of a number of employees recently honored, VNA & Hospice announced.
The Youth Leadership Group, a team of seventh- and eighth-graders from Mount Anthony Union Middle School, will hold a community dialogue at 6 p.m. Tuesday on the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
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HILTON, N.Y. — Former MAU softball standout and current Russell Sage College softball utility player and pitcher Taylor Dicranianand was named…
MANCHESTER — Fraser Pierpont threw a gem against Burr and Burton on Monday, leading Otter Valley to a 2-0 win over the Bulldogs.
BENNINGTON — Mount Anthony baseball battled its way to a 13-9 win over Rutland on Friday.
STRATTON — Eagles baseball defeated Stratton Mountain School 7-1 on Thursday.
BENNINGTON — Mount Anthony softball has been on a tear to begin the 2021 season. Coming into Thursday’s contest against Rutland, the Patriots had outscored their last three opponents 75-5.
Jessie Diggins leads the Vermont contingent of athletes named as Davis U.S. Cross Country Ski Team nominees for the 2021-2022 Olympic season.
RUTLAND — Burr and Burton girls lacrosse remained perfect on Wednesday, defeating Rutland 7-6 in overtime.
HOOSICK, N.Y. — On March 10, 2020 Hoosick Falls coach Mike Lilac and the Panthers baseball team practiced outside on a beautiful early spring day in the Northeast. Temperatures neared 70 on the first day of practice as Lilac was preparing to begin his 30th season at the helm of Hoosick Falls…
MANCHESTER — The Vermont Fusion women’s soccer team has announced its eight-game schedule for the 2021 season, with its first match later this month and home opener at Applejack Stadium set for Sunday, June 6.
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LENOX — Luke Salvatore was lured into golf with sweet promises of doughnuts and chocolate milk.
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If you’ve ever visited the Vermont State House during a legislative session, you know how it hums with activity. Legislators sit tucked away in small committee rooms discussing issues of importance to Vermonters, school groups listen to tour guides as they point to the history encompassed in…
BENNINGTON — The Southern Vermont Homebrew Festival, cancelled in 2020, will return for 2021, the Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce announced Monday. The sixth annual event will take place on Saturday, Aug. 7 from noon to 4 p.m. on Depot Street in Bennington.
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Vermont is on the doorstep of taking in hundreds of millions of federal dollars.
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