Newfane News

A New Hampshire man was sentenced Wednesday to two to 10 years in prison for assaulting a Chester woman.

Learn about the craft of quilting with Arline Hay. Friday, July 10. 6:30 p.m. at the Townshend Public Library.

A grand mountaintop estate near Walpole, N.H., with acres of lush gardens and 50-mile views, will be the site of Saturday's 40th anniversary celebration and concert with musicians from the Yellow Barn Music School and Festival.

Voters in Brookline and Newfane overwhelmingly supported a plan to merge the school boards from the towns' two elementary schools.

Three people were treated for minor injuries after a four-vehicle crash on Route 30 in Dummerston on Friday afternoon.

Rev. James Knowles will be preaching at Trinity Lutheran Church for the last time on Sunday, June 21.

First Congregational Church in Newfane is welcoming a new pastor, the Rev. Sandra Daly.

Tickets are available now for the July 3 Vermont Symphony Orchestra open-air concert and fireworks at Grafton Ponds.

A 69-year-old Brattleboro man was struck by an SUV while riding his bicycle on Route 30 near the town common.

In 1956, Larry Robinson watched as the Windham County Sheriff's office in Newfane was renovated into living quarters for his family.

Anyone from Newfane missing a male dog may want to check with the Windham County Humane Society.

A visitor to the Windham County Sheriff's Department in Newfane might be forgiven if he or she were amazed by the dilapidated shape of the building.

There are many ways to get youth involved in agriculture, from having an adult as a role model, through community education, by the use of special programs such as the 4-H Club or by the urging of their peers.

In Keene, N.H., , May 12, 2009, a son, Noah Scott Petrisko, to Ashley Jenna and Robert Petrisko of Putney.

Heather Wachtel, daughter of Helen and Guy Wachtel of South Newfane graduated from Yale University School of Medicine with the degree of Doctor of Medicine on May 25, 2009.

The Vermont Department of Public Service gave the go-ahead on May 18 to the Vermont Electric Power Company to use nine "off-corridor access routes" for the construction of its Southern Loop Project.

Leo A. Dupont, 51, of Williamsville was jailed Monday night after he was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence, said Vermont State Police.

A lot has changed in education since Kindle Farm first opened its doors in 1996.

Robert DuGrenier and Zachary Wickham will be demonstrating the art of glassblowing during the 17th annual Vermont Crafts Council Open Studio Weekend May 23-24. The artists will be working on a commissioned lighting sculpture for a new Tiffany and Co.

Barbara and Norman Brooks of Newfane will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary today, May 16.