Newfane News

Winston Churchill once said, "There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man." For the veterans who take part in the Wounded Warrior Project at the Southern Vermont Therapeutic Riding Center, there is a lot of truth in what he said.

But that didn't stop a majority of state House members -- and all but one local representative -- from voting on Friday in favor of a measure that would require labeling of many foods that contain genetically modified organisms.

Whether they're still struggling with post-Irene recovery or just dealing with everyday economic challenges, officials want to hear from Newfane business owners.

But the controversial bill that follows -- allowing doctors to prescribe lethal doses of medication to terminally ill patients -- has split local representatives who argued passionately for and against it even after an affirmative vote Wednesday in the state House.

One would think that if you have something for sale, and it just isn't selling the way you had predicted, would you not lower the price? That's how I find my bargains.

A state trooper says he was preparing to shoot at a Newfane man who allegedly fired three rounds in the air Wednesday evening after declaring, "You want a shootout, I'll give you a shootout." But that's when 71-year-old Welton W. Townsend abruptly ended the incident by dropping his gun and lying on the ground, police said.

Relay for Life, Team Christopher invites people to come "Dance into Spring" with the Wyld Nightz Band on Saturday, from 7 to 11 p.m., at the Brattleboro Fraternal Order of Eagles on Chickering Drive.

Newfane officials are planning to meet with representatives of Vermont Emergency Management and the Agency of Natural Resources to get advice before issuing contracts to replace two bridges that were destroyed by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene.