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MONTPELIER — Vermonters 80 years old and up who received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine are eligible to sign up for a booster shot Friday, the state announced late Thursday.
BENNINGTON — On the morning after the Banner announced it would be switching to home delivery via the US Postal Service, residents clapped bac…
The pandemic has disrupted supply chains for everything from toilet paper to rental cars. Now add Christmas to the list.
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BURLINGTON — A Michigan man pleaded guilty Friday to making a threat over Facebook to “shoot up” Green Mountain Union High School in Chester in 2019.
The arrest of a former West Pawlet man in Alaska by the FBI for reportedly making long-distance death threats to a group of Vermonters was spa…
BENNINGTON — The United States Postal Service and Vermont News & Media are teaming up by offering a hiring booth at Saturday’s New England…
POWNAL — Town officials hope to learn about options for dealing with the charred remains of the former Green Mountain Race Track grandstand bu…
BENNINGTON — While Bennington County’s incidence of new COVID-19 cases remains elevated, new cases in other parts of the state grow even faste…
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BENNINGTON — During the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Christian religious imagery vied with pro-Trump MAGA gear for pride of place. Video and still images show rioters holding actual wooden crosses; others wore shirts with crosses on them and some carried Bibles.
BENNINGTON — Three or four trips to the gas station a year? That’s all?
BENNINGTON — Bennington native Peter Graves, a long-time announcer of Nordic and Alpine skiing around the world, will be inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in the Class of 2021.
MONTPELIER — Vermonters 80 years old and up who received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine are eligible to sign up for a booster shot Friday, the state announced late Thursday.
The Windham Northeast Supervisory Union Board has given its staff a choice: either get vaccinated or face weekly testing for COVID-19.
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The Second Congregational Church holds worship services Sunday mornings at 10 a.m. both in-person and online.
ARLINGTON — The Bennington County Solid Waste Alliance will hold a public meeting on Oct. 6 from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
“… [T]oday I have set before you life or death, blessing or curse. Now choose life that you and your children may live.” — Deuteronomy 30:19
BURLINGTON — Both experienced and novice gardeners can grow their knowledge about food resiliency, heirloom varieties and other gardening topics at the University of Vermont (UVM) Extension Community Horticulture Annual Conference on Nov. 5-6.
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Mount Anthony boys soccer dropped its road match to Brattleboro on Saturday morning 5-3.
MANCHESTER —Burr and Burton football took Essex down to the wire on Saturday afternoon.
BRATTLEBORO — After running the ball nine times on Saturday afternoon on Natowich Field, Hayden Gaudette was ready for one more handoff.
MANCHESTER — The last time Burr and Burton and Mount Anthony met on the pitch, the Bulldogs raced out to a 3-0 lead and hung on for a 3-2 win over MAU in the Lady Patriot Classic.
BENNINGTON — Bennington native Peter Graves, a long-time announcer of Nordic and Alpine skiing around the world, will be inducted into the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame in the Class of 2021.
WEST HAVEN — One racer will take home a five-figure pay day at Devil’s Bowl on Sunday.
ARLINGTON — The John Werner Tournament has returned after COVID-19 forced the soccer tournament to take a one-year pause in 2020.
WOODSTOCK — Mount Anthony boys soccer won its second straight on Thursday with a 2-1 road victory over Woodstock.
The Bart Adaptive Sports Center, located at both Bromley and Stratton Mountain, is in urgent need of volunteers for the upcoming 2021-2022 winter season. Bart is looking for ski and snowboard instructors in the adaptive program.
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No, I was not born in Pownal. I was not brought up here. I was born and raised on Long Island, where in the 1950s we used to regularly see pods of porpoises sporting off the beach. I’ll never forget the joy we felt at the sight of those happy beings bouncing in and out of the sunlit waves. I…
“You may ask yourself, ‘Well, how did I get here’”?
In 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake and ensuing tsunami devastated northeast Japan, taking the lives of more than 18,000 people and triggering one of the worst industrial accidents in history: the crippling breakdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Three of the plant’s six…
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