Pawlet News

Following months of negotiations that began in October of last year, the Manchester Select Board approved a new police contract on Tuesday.

The Vermont Telecommunications Authority is beginning an initiative that will see more than 200 wind turbine cell towers installed throughout the state and there is a small possibility that one of those towers could be located in Dorset.

The town of Manchester is spearheading an effort to partner with other surrounding towns in an attempt to reduce the cost of a variety of commodities.

A North Bennington, Vt. woman, who was collaborating on the music for the upcoming production of "Twelth Night" at Main Street Stage was killed in a motor vehicle accident last Thursday.

Vermont State Police in Rutland are investigating an armed robbery that occurred Friday at Sheldon's General Store on Route 30 in Pawlet.

A teenager and recent high school graduate who died in a car crash Thursday afternoon was remembered Friday as a promising singer and actress.

Vermont State Police say a car accident in Pawlet has claimed the life of a 17-year-old girl.

A two-vehicle crash in wet conditions Thursday night claimed the life of a North Bennington teen.

A West Pawlet man is facing charges after he allegedly battered his way into a former friend's house.

Nineteen Vermont towns are sharing $85,000 in grants to make it easier for people with disabilities to vote.

Nineteen Vermont towns are sharing $85,000 in grants to make it easier for people with disabilities to vote.

The Pawlet Historical SocietyA is looking for tag sale items, asA well asA baked goods.

On Tuesday, May 19, voters of Pawlet will be voting on whether or not to confirm the existing Pawlet Public Library as a municipal library.

Shrinking budgets and rising book costs will be eased in Mount Holly and Pawlet today when the Children's Literacy Foundation donates $4,000 in new children's books to libraries serving both towns.

It's rare that an employer receives a resume with the words 'Vermont Maple Queen' written under the 'accomplishments' heading.

A West Pawlet man who allegedly forced his way into a home on North Street was arrested and charged with burglary on Saturday, according to the State Police.

Renovations at the historic Town Hall got a boost Wednesday, but still have a long way to go.

The Pawlet Historical Society's first program of 2009 will feature Adam Kane, an underwater archeologist, who will tell some of Lake Champlain's most harrowing stories of what shipwrecks lay at the bottom of lake and how those ships were wrecked.

The fourth annual Bart Jacob Memorial Turkey Calling Contest will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 18 at the Pawlet Fire House on Route 133 in Pawlet.

The Stone Valley Byway doesn't have signs up yet, but has big plans. The newly designated byway got a $67,000 federal highway grant last year to develop a logo and brochure and put up signs.