Plainfield News

Jay and Jessica Baitz of Barre Town have been providing a "shelter home" for kids in crisis for two years, in that time offering a safe place where about 10 young people were able chill out, briefly escape the serious pressures at home and work with counselors on the problems they face.

The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation is getting ready to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first state forest.

The Vermont State Police have determined that underage drinking played a role in the car crash that killed 17-year-old Caidin McKeever last June in Plainfield, but the role of a tractor trailer truck that was on the road at the same time may remain a mystery.

The Vermont State Police say that underage drinking played a role in a June traffic crash that killed a Montpelier teenager.

If you've got some old Capital City Cash gift certificates waiting to be used, now's the time to redeem them.

An employee at a bank branch in Berlin and his girlfriend have been cited to appear in court to face felony charges of embezzlement for allegedly diverting thousands of dollars from an out-of-state bank account into a local account.

Sarah Munro and Mark LeGrand, pictured, joined by Spencer Lewis, will be among the four groups performing Nov.

A man accused of raping a woman in Plainfield in 2007 walked away from a Barre courtroom a free man on Wednesday after a jury declared he was not guilty of sexual assault.

A 50-year-old Mississippi man accused of drugging and raping a Plainfield woman on Halloween in 2007 was put on trial starting Tuesday in Vermont District Court in Barre.

Gathering Time, a folk trio in the tradition of Peter, Paul and Mary, will open the Occasional Concerts season on Sunday.

"Crazy Acres: An Homage to an Artist and Teacher James Gahagan" opens Saturday and closes Nov.

These are some of the calls received from Sept. 23 to Sept. 30 Sept. 23 An assault was reported at a residence on Cabot Road in Woodbury.

The Vermont State Police received a number of complaints Thursday morning about items stolen from motor vehicles parked in Plainfield.

A new healthcare report card on Vermont finds there needs to be more focus on prevention and early treatment when it comes to chronic diseases.

Echo Valley Community Arts will present "Operafest VI" on Saturday, at 7 p.m., at Goddard College's Haybarn Theatre in Plainfield.

Laying on a patch of dew-drenched grass, her eyes bulging and her face beet-red, Maria Beede was tempted to let a 600-pound tractor tire get the better of her.

The state Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation is sponsoring a "birthday bash" for Vermont's state forests Sept.

A U.S. Senate hearing Saturday in St. Albans focused on antitrust concerns in the dairy industry.

A divided selectboard united for the first time since four of its members asked the fifth to resign amid accusations of harassment and micromanagement last month.

Several Saturdays ago, SenatorBernie Sanders came to the Arlington Recreation Park.