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Town, police ink new contract deal
Following months of negotiations that began in October of last year, the Manchester Select Board approved a new police contract on Tuesday.
Coming back home: Retiring police director Baker returns to first barracks on last day
Vermont State Police Director Col. James Baker promised as a young trooper years ago that his final day with the force would end at the very place he got his start.
Letter asks for super's resignation
A representative of a residents' group attended a meeting of the Arlington School Board on Wednesday and submitted a letter asking for the "immediate resignation" of Battenkill Valley Supervisory Union Superintendent Charles Sweetman, but the School Board chairman said Sweetman has the board's full support.
Norman Rockwell in the Green Mountains
The Arlington, VT Norman Rockwell Gallery opens in May. There are no original paintings, but the gallery is staffed by Rockwell neighbors who were his models.
Local Tai Chi practitioner to teach Tai Chi simplified
ARLINGTON/MANCHESTER - Simplified Tai Chi classes are now being offered Thursdays, 10 to 10:45A a.m. in Manchester and Fridays 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in Arlington.
Passion and enthusiasm are the keys, speaker tells Arlington grads
A self-proclaimed former "high school goofball" and Arlington Memorial High School student urged graduates Saturday to throw themselves fully into their next endeavors.
Grads urged to show enthusiasm
A self-proclaimed former "high school goofball" and Arlington Memorial High School student urged graduates Saturday to throw themselves fully into their next endeavors.
Speedy Pre-K approval upsets some residents
Friday, June 12 ARLINGTON - The Arlington School Board voted Wednesday to approve the creation of a pre-kindergarten program at Fisher Elementary School, upsetting some taxpayers.
Police find body of missing man
State Police found the body of a missing elderly man from Shaftsbury Wednesday afternoon, less than a day after he was last seen in Danby aimlessly driving around with his dog by his side.
Edward Joseph Cross, 59, a resident of Shepard Lane in Arlington passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at his home surrounded by his family.
June Arts: Diversity on display
Jeddah Beach Palace Garden in Saudi Arabia is the work of internationally known landscape architect Robert Truskowski of Old Bennington, whose exhibition and talk opened June Arts! 2008.
State Reps explain their votes on veto override
House representatives overrode Governor James Douglas's veto of the Democrats $4.5 million budget for the 2010 fiscal year earlier this week by a vote of 100-50. State representatives Jeff Wilson and Cynthia Browning voted in favor of the overide while representatives Patti Komline and Rick Hube voted to sustain the veto.
Vermont State Police Department of Pu...
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Salmon stresses value of silence at Memorial Day celebration
In times of war, in times of peace and in times of reflection, Vermont State Auditor Tom Salmon told an audience Saturday not to underestimate the value of silence.
Manchester honors its 'Unsung Heroes'
The Select Board took some time Tuesday to recognize a few "Unsung Heroes" in the Manchester community.
Bennington celebrates spring with MayFest
Brian Boudreau of Shaftsbury and Patty Surdam of Bennington prepare a moose on Main Street in Bennington on Friday afternoon for today's MayFest.
Arlington Democrat follows own star
Cynthia Browning was elected as a Democrat but given her vote against same-sex marriage and the legislative budget, as well as her talk of supporting a budget veto, she has proven that she isn't simply supporting the party line.
Bennington plans to mark 250th birthday
Over the next few years, a number of towns in Bennington County are planning to mark their 250th birthday but even while those preparations remain in the early stages, community leaders may be wise to take advice from a municipality that has already been down that road.
All are invited to join in worship at 10 a.m. on this Ascension Sunday and Memorial Day weekend at The Federated Church of East Arlington on Ice Pond Road.
Squires honored at BCRC annual dinner
Arlington Select Board Chairman Keith Squires was presented with the Ferdinand "Nundy" Bongartz award Thursday at the Bennington County Regional Commission's annual meeting.
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