Bennington News

Southwestern Vermont's public access television station, CAT-TV, celebrated 20 years on the air with commemorative balloons and a special two-hour live broadcast from downtown Bennington during Mayfest.

There was respite to be found Saturday from the crowds and crafts of Mayfest; be it a shady patch of grass along School Street, or a thimbleful of Fran Knapp's hickory maple syrup.

A majority of Vermonters favor mandatory childhood immunizations according to a new poll conducted for WCAX, WDEV and Vermont Business Magazine.

An 83-year-old Vermont woman is facing a charge she assaulted her 86-year-old husband with a butcher knife in their Bennington home.

Elizabeth Strano has taken away more than she imagined from her two years on the state Board of Education, and it is fair to say the board has also taken away a lot from her presence in which she has added a student's perspective in statewide policy discussions.

Karen Gallese, a longtime principal and special educator in Massachusetts schools, was unanimously hired Wednesday as the next superintendent of Battenkill Valley Supervisory Union.

Thomas Garry Buckley, 89, a former lieutenant governor of Vermont and state senator in Bennington County, died Wednesday at his home in Stowe, his family said.

As recently reported in the Journal, I have decided to seek re-election to the Vermont House of Representatives in November.

Terri Hathaway, Chair of the Vermont-New Hampshire Susan G. Komen for the Cure Grants Committee and Co-Chair Wendy Gawlik, have announced that, thanks to funds raised throughout the year, the Affiliate was able to award $500,000 to 16 community-based breast health programs in Vermont and New Hampshire, bringing the total sum of monies awarded ... (more)

A Bennington man who walked out of a police holding cell while in custody and was later arrested at a gas station was held Monday on $1,000 bail after pleading not guilty to a felony escape charge.

Police said a New York man was drunk when he bumped his vehicle into another in the Walmart parking lot, then threatened the other driver with a club.

State police cited a Pownal man for supplying minors with alcohol, resisting arrest, and violating court conditions of release after an incident early Wednesday.

QUESTION: Do you approve or disapprove of the job Shap Smith is doing as speaker of the House of Vermont? QUESTION: Do you approve or disapprove of the job State Senator John Campbell is doing as Senate president pro-tem of Vermont? This survey was conducted for WCAX, WDEV and Vermont Business Magazine by the Castleton Polling Institute at ... (more)

The Vermont State Police said the raid, which occurred about 7 a.m. Tuesday, was the result of a routine traffic stop by Trooper Wayne Godfrey on County Street.

Don't look now, but Bennington's downtown might be in for a lesson in economic development, provided by at least three local institutions of higher learning.

Local law enforcement, rescue and medical personnel are banding together to encourage safety belt use during a Click-It-Or-Ticket campaign launched Monday.

The NBGS Prudential Committee has placed a June 1 deadline on a decision whether to close the public school, and officials say the independent school apparently will not be approved by the state this month.

Chittenden County State's Attorney TJ Donovan received the backing Monday of Sen.

Kathy Link, the basic arts and crafts teacher at Shaftsbury school, was actually seeing stars as she demonstrated for me how to fold a 16 point Swedish star.

Police said a Bennington man says his bike was stolen by some people in a van, who accused him of having stolen it in the first place.