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BENNINGTON — It’s hard to quantify what the closing of something like a bowling alley means to a rural community like Bennington. Some might say it’s all about the economics, how mom-and-pop places can’t cut it in a town like this in 2023. Others might say it’s just another business changing…
BRATTLEBORO — Everyone Eats, the pandemic-era program that kept hungry Vermonters, strugglin…
MANCHESTER — Dutton Farm Stand welcomed visitors into a sugarhouse to get a glimpse of the s…
PAWLET — An Environmental Court judge has partially extended the first deadline facing Slate…
BENNINGTON — A 33-year-old Albany, N.Y., man — one of three suspects involved in a drug-rela…
For years, the late Lu French looked to the stars with the members of the Burr and Burton Ac…
BENNINGTON — The Vermont Legislature has pushed through a bill that will allow those using m…
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WATERBURY — Following an internal investigation, the Vermont State Police announces the resi…
KILLINGTON — Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports will host the 13th Vermont Adaptive Charity Cha…
BENNINGTON — With springtime weather on the immediate horizon — hopefully — crews are workin…
BRATTLEBORO — Everyone Eats, the pandemic-era program that kept hungry Vermonters, strugglin…
BENNINGTON — Phase 2 of the Putnam Block redevelopment plan “has a ways to go” to reach the …
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BENNINGTON — The Left Bank Gallery will host a reception of the show Academia Perpetua, feat…
BENNINGTON — The Left Bank Gallery will host a reception of the show Academia Perpetua, feat…
BENNINGTON — Conversations with children about substance use can be challenging for parents …
BENNINGTON — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center announced that physician assistant Emily Wi…
BENNINGTON — The Tri State Area Federal Credit Union annual meeting will be held on May 3 fr…
MONTPELIER — Gov. Phil Scott soon recently announced April as Child Abuse Prevention Month i…
WILLIAMSTOWN — The Clark Art Institute will screen “Metropolis” on Thursday, April 20, at 6 …
MANCHESTER — Manchester Community Library has partnered with the Ruth Stone House to offer a…
BRATTLEBORO — The VFW Department of Vermont Commander Richard Campbell of Brattleboro and De…
The Affordable Heat Act (S.5) passed the Senate on March 3 and moved over to the House. Our …
BENNINGTON — As the Spinelli Field Ad-Hoc Committee continues to consider potential upgrades…
BENNINGTON — More of the circumstances surrounding the tragic death of 19-year-old Elton Dow…
MANCHESTER — Neighbor to Neighbor hosted a new social opportunity for local participants on …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., has joined Congresswomen Cori Bush, D-Mo.,…
MANCHESTER — Taconic Music received several financial gifts the organization said is a recog…
BENNINGTON — A young mother of a four-month-old infant turned herself in to police late Mond…
A herd of female alpacas chill out and enjoy some spring weather at The Alpaca Shack on Rout…
SUNDERLAND — A 35-year-old Bennington woman was arraigned Friday afternoon for allegedly pro…
BENNINGTON — An application for an opioid addiction treatment facility planned in Bennington…
From the end of the Civil War to the turn of the century the United States population more t…
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BENNINGTON — Efforts to redevelop the former Bennington High School building for housing and…
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute recently added three new paintings to its perm…
MONTPELIER — Vermont House members have approved a bill that includes some provisions for me…
BENNINGTON — Welcome back, April Career Month.
BENNINGTON — Just two weeks after holding a landmark leadership summit for public health and…
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BRATTLEBORO — A bright red barn sitting beneath green steeples on Marlboro Road is home to t…
BENNINGTON — It’s hard to quantify what the closing of something like a bowling alley means to a rural community like Bennington. Some might s…
BENNINGTON — Mount Anthony’s newest varsity team is already bringing people together.
BENNINGTON — As the Spinelli Field Ad-Hoc Committee continues to consider potential upgrades…
Seven different players netted a goal as the Hoosick Falls/Tamarac boys lacrosse team began …
ORLANDO, Fla. — Burr and Burton alumni Julia Dapron shot a 76 in the closing round of the Golden Knights Orlando Innovational Tuesday at Eagle Creek Golf Club, helping the Stonehill College women’s golf team finish third in the six team tournament.
The Wahconah Park Restoration Committee has selected a preferred design firm to begin the project for the renovation or rebuilding of the old ballpark on Wahconah Street.
STOWE — “Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story” focuses on the life and vision of Jake Carpenter Burton, who helped catapult snowboarding into the world.
BENNINGTON — Peter Graves has filled the airwaves with his calls during many of skiing’s biggest moments over the past four-plus decades, spanning countless World Cup events and Olympic races. The Bennington native’s unrivaled voice has become synonymous with the sport he’s covered in a mult…
ST LOUIS — A quartet of Bennington Martens were selected to participate in American Basketball Association’s all-star weekend next month.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Hayden Gaudette was named the Northeast 10 lacrosse rookie of the week Monday after a standout performance against No. 11 Pace University on Saturday.
Last week, a study came out that found a correlation between lower levels of dementia and th…
BENNINGTON — Snugged in the third booth on the right hand side of Papa Pete’s Restaurant Fri…
It was plan C. We had planned to drive five hours to Mammoth Mountain to ski. Raising my chi…
No matter where we look, whether it’s the mirror, a magazine, social media or the internet, …
Think of Searsburg and — quick — what comes to mind? That buffering in your brain may soon change.
BENNINGTON — The Angry Egg II on Main Street has become a supporter of the town’s “Appalachi…
Returning from a mini ski vacation in Colorado, I overheard a flight attendant educating pas…
BURLINGTON — Now in its 89th year, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra (VSO) is thrilled to annou…
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — On Earth Day, April 22, the Clark Art Institute hosts a conversation w…
BURLINGTON — Now in its 89th year, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra (VSO) is thrilled to annou…
BENNINGTON — The Left Bank Gallery will host a reception of the show Academia Perpetua, feat…
DORSET — The late, great British actress Audrey Hepburn, one of the few who could lay claim …
BENNINGTON — Conversations with children about substance use can be…
BENNINGTON — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center announced that phy…
MONTPELIER — Gov. Phil Scott soon recently announced April as Child…
Fortunately, in this country, mental health awareness is on the ris…
The Affordable Heat Act (S.5) passed the Senate on March 3 and move…
BENNINGTON — The Vermont Legislature has pushed through a bill that…
BENNINGTON — United Counseling Service is hosting a spring job fair…
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WASHINGTON — Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy was taken to a hospital Tue…
MONTPELIER — In February, Vermonters were enjoying a regular winter…
Many Massachusetts businesses will be limited to 25% capacity and h…
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Berkshire economy absorbed another shock T…
STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — The Berkshire economy absorbed another shock T…
BOSTON — More than 74,000 University of Massachusetts students will…
LEICESTER — A Vermont State Police trooper is recovering after bein…
The NBA will have labor peace for years to come. The league and its…
AP source: NBA, players reach deal on new seven-year collective bar…
Europe’s biggest armed conflict since World War II is poised to ent…
LSU reaches first national title game in women's basketball, beatin…
Horse racing’s new anti-doping program has been put on hold for 30 …
A Florida teenager has documented how it feels to be young and tran…
The owners of a Florida-based sanctuary made famous by the Netflix …
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March and April are devoted to award distribution: the Oscars, the Emmys, the Grammys and the Tonys. In addition to Hollywood and Broadway types, much attention is showered on sports figures and TV personalities. When have we ever witnessed an awards celebration for electric line workers?
Around 40 million tons of plastic waste was generated in the U.S. in 2021, and considering the pandemic increase of takeout and single-use waste, the statistics have increased for waste production. Our small town has been known to fight to decrease plastic waste. For example, in Hannaford, W…
The Affordable Heat Act (S.5) passed the Senate on March 3 and moved over to the House. Our Environment and Energy Committee started its work last week with an initial step-by-step “walk-through” of the bill.
Damn. It rolled through my mind again yesterday. That memory of third grade. Watching the Amish filmstrip.
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