Newfane News

On Saturday, Bartleby's Books presents a day of music of suspense. Local musician George Haggerty will be in the store at 2 p.m., playing original and traditional folk music on his mountain dulcimer.

The Brookline Newfane School Board worked on developing a plan for the 2010/2011 school year at a meeting Thursday in Brookline.

A Brattleboro man facing his sixth drunken driving charge decided to plead guilty at the last minute at the start of his trial.

After two deliberation sessions, the Vernon Selectboard said it was justified for terminating former Police Chief Kevin Turnley, effective Monday, after he provided false statements to town officials and the general public.

Due to a decline in enrollment and a decrease in state funding, the Newfane and Brookline elementary schools could see some major changes next year.

During the past year, culminating with four events between September and November, the Third Congregational Church has held fundraisers which included four turkey buffet suppers, an annual Harvest Auction and the annual Holiday Bazaar.

A former Guilford day care provider who locked four young children in a shed pleaded guilty to two felony counts of abandonment and endangerment of a child in Windham District Court, Wednesday.

The Newfane Country Store held a "Shop and Share" campaign from Nov. 21 through Nov.

The 73rd annual Reformer Christmas Stocking is under way with this year's goal set at $90,000. All donations go for the purchase of warm outer wear for children through age 15.

At the Windham Solid Waste Management District , we get a lot of calls regarding the best way to dispose of pharmaceutical waste.

A few years ago, a Newfane resident visited a small cemetery in Salem, Mass., to learn more about a man who stepped off the Mayflower in 1620 at the tender young age of 6, became a successful seafarer and sired a family that today stretches through Massachusetts, Vermont and New York.

Pastor Sandy Daly was never sure what she wanted to be when she grew up, and as a result she's tried her hand at many things.

Vermont State Police say a Dover police officer fell asleep at the wheel of a police cruiser while on duty Tuesday, causing a two-vehicle accident that caused injuries to both drivers.

A Dover police officer fell asleep while driving on patrol last week, causing a collision that injured him and another driver, according to Vermont State Police in the Brattleboro barracks.

Police have identified the victim of a deadly crash in Windham County. State Police say 55-year-old Robert Saunders, of Vernon, was killed Friday when his pickup truck went off a curve on South Wardsboro Road in Newfane.

Andrew Reynolds, 18, of Brattleboro, appeared in Windham District Court Monday to answer to the charges of assault with a deadly weapon, reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct.

VEHICLE #1 OPERATOR: Pending Next of Kin Notification SEAT BELT? Yes DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE: 2007 Chevrolet Silverado pick up DAMAGE TO VEHICLE: Hood, Roof, Passenger Side INJURIES - OPERATOR #1 - Fatal HOSPITAL: Grace Cottage WEATHER: Overcast/cloudy ROAD COND: Mud SUMMARY OF CRASH: On 11/06/09 at approximately 0933 hours the Vermont State Police, ...

A Vernon man has been identified as the victim of a single-vehicle crash on South Wardsboro Road in Newfane Friday morning.

Vermont state police are investigating a single-vehicle crash in the town of Newfane that killed the vehicle's driver.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES: English language classes for non-native speakers of English in Windham County are available for free at Vermont Adult Learning on Birge Street in Brattleboro.