Newfane News

Voters in the Leland & Gray Union High School district approved the school's 2013 budget Wednesday during an Australian ballot that was held in each town.

First Congregational Church of Newfane, Vermont Prior to 1838, the Congregationalists shared a meeting house with other Protestant sects .

Townshend Fire Chief Doug Winot said there's been a dramatic increase in the number of chimney fires recently because of warmer temperatures.

Peter Solley, the owner and maker of Newfane Gelato, has a half-smile that registers both amusement and bafflement.

Even though the members of the school board of Bellows Falls Union High School believe National Grid has been acting in a "heavy-handed" manner, it is still willing to work with the power transmission company to allow it to access power lines on school property.

Joel Bengtson, 30, of Newfane, was arrested Jan. 13 for driving with a criminally suspended license after police conducted a stop for a motor vehicle infraction.