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BENNINGTON — The annual town ballot features races for three open Select Board seats and a proposal for a mayoral form of government in Bennington.
Arlington: Select Board Special Meeting, 6:30 p.m. today, via Zoom, tinyurl.com/yrk27bsx, ID: 913 0736 0977, Passcode: 426610, dial in 929-205-6099.
BENNINGTON — The Select Board has approved moving toward final design and construction for a grant-funded project aimed at enhancing Franklin Lane at the intersection of South Street.
MONTPELIER — The Vermont Senate intends to hold hearings on the state’s response to allegations of abuse at the Kurn Hattin Homes in Westminster, according to an announcement from Senate President Pro Tem Becca Balint’s office.
Vermont is much closer than many other states in getting kids fully back to in-person learning amid the pandemic but even with improvements to remote learning and some in-person instruction it’s not sufficient and many students are struggling, Gov. Phil Scott said Friday during his twice-wee…
Although state regulators may not begin issuing cannabis retailer licenses until as late as October 2022, voters in Bennington and Pownal will decide at their respective town meetings this year whether to allow such establishments in the future.
POWNAL — In the aftermath of a town report mailing error that resulted in a forced rescheduling of the town election, the Select Board has fired longtime town staff member Linda Sciarappa.
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POWNAL — In the aftermath of a town report mailing error that resulted in a forced rescheduling of the town election, the Select Board has fired longtime town staff member Linda Sciarappa.
BENNINGTON — The Select Board has approved moving toward final design and construction for a grant-funded project aimed at enhancing Franklin Lane at the intersection of South Street.
MONTPELIER — The Vermont House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a multi-million dollar bill that includes $10 million in relief for businesses that did not quality for federal CARES Act dollars last year.
BENNINGTON — A Springfield attorney pleaded not guilty Thursday to an updated charge of lewd and lascivious conduct. This came after the court granted his request to dismiss his two original charges and as he faces another investigation by a lawyers’ regulatory board.
WHITINGHAM — Two big-ticket items to be considered in town this year involve major sewer upgrades and a new town garage.
POWNAL — Fallout from the forced rescheduling of Pownal’s March 2 annual election continued to confront local officials and residents Wednesday as new arrangements were made to comply with state election requirements.
BRATTLEBORO — Activists are calling for an end to a program where a sheriff’s deputy is stationed at Brattleboro Union High School, as the Windham Southeast School District’s proposed fiscal year 2022 budget was explained ahead of next week’s vote.
MONTPELIER — A pair of Brattleboro Union High school students were among witnesses testifying Wednesday before the Vermont State Senate Judiciary Committee on a rewritten bill proposing bans on firearms at hospitals, government buildings and child care facilities.
BENNINGTON — A Pownal man has been fined $700 after admitting to criminal behavior during the painting of Bennington’s Black Lives Matter mural last summer.
