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BENNINGTON — Owning the former Southern Vermont College campus has proven “a godsend” for Southwestern Vermont Health Care, and more benefits are expected, President and CEO Thomas Dee and other officials believe.
BRATTLEBORO — At one time, Jim Westbrook was raising more than 250 pigs at once on his plot of land on Meadowbrook Road in West Brattleboro.
BENNINGTON — Tara Barber, her husband and young son, Ethan, didn’t choose to be homeless.
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PUTNEY — The Windham County Sheriff’s Office determined no crime was committed when it responded to the Putney Food Co-op for a report of a ma…
BENNINGTON — Where there once was a dirt path through marshes and a makeshift bridge made from an old board and a wayward shopping cart now st…
BENNINGTON — The newest American Basketball Association (ABA) team aims to bring high level basketball, entertainment and a sense of community…
Design and engineering for a large broadband project envisioned by DVFiber, which could bring high-speed internet access to 24 underserved com…
BENNINGTON — When the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union Board of Directors extended James Culkeen’s contract on May 26, it agreed to a base …
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BENNINGTON — Owning the former Southern Vermont College campus has proven “a godsend” for Southwestern Vermont Health Care, and more benefits are expected, President and CEO Thomas Dee and other officials believe.
BRATTLEBORO — At one time, Jim Westbrook was raising more than 250 pigs at once on his plot of land on Meadowbrook Road in West Brattleboro.
WILMINGTON — Trunk ‘O’ Treat festivities took place on Saturday, with more than 45 trunks lining both sides of the grounds of the Wilmington Antique & Flea Market. The event was organized by Wilmington resident Karina Morehead and was well attended by ghouls, superheroes, princesses, wit…
Sixth grade students in Susan Green’s music class at Shaftsbury Elementary School spent part of Thursday morning in “Drumming for Success,” a grant-funded program aimed at helping students who have experienced trauma learn to regulate their emotions. Teacher Stave Ferraris of Norwich, who al…
BENNINGTON — When it comes to the state Agency of Education’s “Test to Stay” program, area school districts are “wait and see.”
Callers in Vermont and New Hampshire will have to dial the area code to make local calls starting this weekend.
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HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. — The Hoosick Halloween parade returns to the village. For people who want to participate, the lineup will be Saturday at 6 p.m. in the Wood Park in Hoosick Falls.
BENNINGTON — Bennington Free Library is holding a Halloween celebration this week in the Children’s Room. Participants are invited to stop by and choose a mini-craft kit and yummy treat. Each time children visit the library, they can choose an activity kit and treat. Mini-craft kits that are…
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Hunters are gearing up for the start of Vermont’s traditionally popular 16-day regular deer season that begins Nov. 13 and ends Nov. 28.
MANCHESTER — Southern Vermont Arts Center presents Japanese Woodblock Prints: Then and Now — two complimentary Mokuhanga exhibitions.
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Mount Anthony boys soccer enters its Division I first round matchup as one of the hottest teams in the state, winners of eight consecutive mat…
MANCHESTER — Senior day games are always special. They take on added significance when the majority of the team are seniors, like this year’s Burr and Burton boys soccer squad.
HARTFORD — Mount Anthony boys soccer clinched the Southern Vermont League title with its 3-1 win over Hartford on Thursday.
Burr and Burton football was scheduled to host Middlebury at Applejack Stadium Friday at 7 p.m. in its regular season finale.
BENNINGTON — The Mount Anthony Patriots volleyball program reached new heights with its win over Colchester in four sets on Tuesday. For the first time in the program’s six year history, they qualified for the playoffs with a winning percentage above 25 percent.
BENNINGTON — The Mount Anthony defense wasted no time setting the tone against Division II foe Fair Haven in a rare Thursday night edition of Vermont high school football.
BENNINGTON — The Mount Anthony girls soccer team celebrated its senior night with a 1-0 victory over Rutland on Wednesday night.
BENNINGTON — It’s fitting that Jake Tibbetts scored the game winning goal in Mount Anthony’s 1-0 win over Burr and Burton on Tuesday evening.
HOOSICK, N.Y. — When you think of Hoosick Falls football, Ron Jones comes to mind. Jones spent 23 seasons patrolling the Panthers sidelines as head coach, beginning in 1996.
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BRATTLEBORO — That his name is Scott Sparks gives you much of what you need to know about him.
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The Better Bennington Corporation has proposed expanding its jurisdiction by enlarging the definition of “downtown.” This was a recommendation of the study by the Vermont Council on Rural Development, based on comments from several business owners. I think this is an idea that needs to be ke…
There is an important vote on November 2. As such, I write to encourage the voters of Bennington to approve the budget for renovations to the Spinelli athletic complex at Mount Anthony Union High School. As a resident taxpayer, business owner, parent, and a former MAU coach, I ask you to con…
This time of year, when pumpkins are on porches and macabre skeletons blow in the wind, we are drawn to the occult, to the paranormal. These dark imaginings date back to the Celtic culture when winter was at the door, portending death and darkness. Halloween is the modern-day extension of th…
Remember the clever taglines on the movie posters for “Jaws 2”? They said, “Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.”
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