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BURLINGTON — A Connecticut man, who police say was hiding in Bennington to avoid a litany of criminal charges in his home state, has pleaded not guilty in federal court to a charge of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
MANCHESTER — A scathing 40-page complaint filed by state regulators seeks discipline against Walgreens Pharmacy, up to and including revoking …
Independence Day weekend is here, and Bennington County is planning to mark the Fourth of July holiday with parades, cookouts and fireworks.
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U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont underwent surgery Thursday after he broke his hip in a fall at his home. A spokesman for the 82-year-old De…
BENNINGTON — A Manchester woman who worked as a cashier for the H.N. Williams Store in Dorset was sentenced to an 18-month deferred sentence a…
MANCHESTER — It took months of negotiations, but the Northshire Rescue Squad and the town of Manchester finally have an agreement, and common …
MONTPELIER — Vermont's Cannabis Control Board chief on Wednesday gave an online presentation outlining the specifics of Act 158, the state's n…
MANCHESTER — Livingston Taylor knows what the calendar says — that he’ll be performing at Southern Vermont Arts enter in Manchester at 8 p.m. …
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A story on Page 1 of Friday’s Banner, “Former employee guilty of stealing from store,” should have stated that $1,467 was stolen from the H.N. Williams Store in Dorset.
BENNINGTON — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC), graduated eight nurses from its Transition-to-Practice Nurse Residency Program. The program is the first program in the state and one of only 208 in the United States to have received ac…
These animals are available for adoption at Second Chance Animal Shelter, located at 1779 Vermont Rt. 7a in Arlington. The shelter can be reached at 802-375-2898 or by visiting https://2ndchanceanimalcenter.org/.
DEWITT, N.Y. — Community Bank recently announced that Monticia Prather has been promoted to the new corporate role of culture and diversity officer.
WINDSOR — Windsor County State’s Attorney Ward H. Goodenough has been elected to serve two years on the executive board for the Vermont State’s Attorneys.
MONTPELIER — The Vermont Warden Service and Vermont State Police are asking Vermonters to boat responsibly this Fourth of July weekend, as part of the nationwide Operation Dry Water campaign to reduce alcohol and drug related boating injuries through education and more visible deterrence.
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With summertime temperatures climbing into the 80s, kids found ways to cool off at the Dorset Quarry on Thursday.
POWNAL — Regular shoppers popping into the Pownal Village Market and Video on their way home from work last week were in for a surprise. Front and center as they entered sat a small refrigerator at eye level, its glass door providing a peek inside to a colorful display of blueberries, carrot…
BENNINGTON — For folks who don’t have ready access to air conditioning or a nearby swimming pool, staying cool in hot temperatures can be more than an inconvenience — it can be a matter of life or death.
Bicycle tour leader Rick Gallo, left, holds a daily "map meeting" for riders staying at the Catamount Motel in Bennington on Saturday.
The Hoosick Falls High School Class of 2022 celebrated its graduation on a beautiful evening Friday. Top: A little girl holds a rose she received during the Hoosick Falls High School commencement ceremony. Bottom: The class processional featured students with roses marching onto Ken Baker Fi…
MANCHESTER — Wherever he went and whatever he did, the late John Kennedy, for years a member of Manchester’s Development Review Board, brought his innate and endless sense of curiosity about the world around him, and showed that he cared about his adopted hometown.
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Burr and Burton boys golf defended its home course this fall, claiming the Division I state championship. A big part of that was thanks to Nic…
Every time Austin Grogan’s cleats meet the gridiron, he becomes a problem for the opposition. That was apparent for the Mount Anthony wide receiver and safety during his senior football campaign this past fall. Grogan has been named as the Vermont News & Media football player of the year.
RUTLAND — Rutland’s Post 31 Matt Greeno and Bennington Post 13’s Ethan Paligo had themselves an old-fashioned pitching duel in American Legion baseball action on Thursday afternoon.
BRATTLEBORO — A cleanup hitter named Sammy was raking.
Burr and Burton’s Amos Smithwick and Stratton Mountain’s Micah Bruner set the pace for the Bulldogs and SMS cross country teams, respectively, this fall. Smithwick was the first Bennington County athlete to cross the finish line in both the Southern Vermont League championships and the Vermo…
The Mount Anthony middle school cross country team is looking for seventh and eighth graders who are interested in being active.
BENNINGTON — The Bennington Marauders began their summer season with a sweep over Springfield on Tuesday at the Bennington Recreation Center. The girls won 182-113, while the boys won 114-97.
When Manchester Union Underground needed a little breathing room in the bottom of the sixth inning in Tuesday’s game against Rutland Post 31, they got just that.
Mount Anthony’s Nate Potter was a constant for the Patriots soccer team this fall. The senior scored in all but three games for the Patriots, totaling 19 goals along the way. Potter has been named as the Vermont News & Media boys soccer player of the year for his stellar performance duri…
Reigning girls cross country athlete of the year Liara Foley of Burr and Burton strung together another strong cross country season this past fall.
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We bring our big water bottle in from the truck, and the nice waitress goes off to fill it up. We are sitting in a corner booth, and I am fidgeting with an LAX parking receipt, watching my 12-year-old son demolish a short stack of pancakes from his plate, at a place called the Blue Dolphin Diner.
Summer is here and events are cropping up everywhere!
Register to vote. Then vote. Not tomorrow. Today. Local ballots for the Aug. 9 primary are available; early voting has begun. And the need for your voice to be heard has never been greater.
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