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Select Board member Stephen Kauppi said during a meeting Thursday that he wished to clarify statements made by town resident Ray Shields on the Pownal Wiki.
Beautiful Gardens of Bennington
As the name implies, a meditation garden contains a sense of seclusion and personal space where one can reflect, relax, unwind, ponder new ideas and contemplate in peace and quiet.
Teenager hospitalized after Pownal accident
A Manchester developer was involved in a three-vehicle crash on Tuesday that left a Shaftsbury teenager hospitalized.
45-day sentence for NSK embezzlement
A Pownal man who pleaded guilty in March to embezzling about $95,000 from NSK Steering Systems America in Bennington was sentenced on Thursday to serve 45 days in prison.
Letters: Myths about nuke plant
A letter to the editor appeared in the Banner several weeks ago pertaining to nuclear power in general and the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in particular.
Police: School kids turn in pot grower
A Furlong Road man is facing felony charges for cultivating marijuana after Pownal Elementary School principal Joy Kitchell told police a concerned parent said children were finding marijuana along the way to school.
Hope was a recurring theme during Mount Anthony Union High School's 43rd commencement on Friday night and the Class of 2009 got off to a hopeful start with the release of a dozen doves into an overcast sky that held off rain during the ceremony.
Letters: Sanders vote irresponsible
According to the Senate vote, our Senator Sander's sided with the ACLU and voted to release the questionable pictures that for all intents and purposes give our enemies more ammunition for their hatred of our service personnel and put them more in harm's way.
Bennington County's crime rate dropped in 2008 from the previous year, according to statistics released Thursday by the Vermont Department of Public Safety.
Pownal man pleads guilty to child assault
A Pownal man is facing more than two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty on Tuesday to a felony charge of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child.
Fed drug charges pending for 5
Federal charges are pending for five people arrested last week after a report of a drug overdose in Bennington led police to find thousands of prescriptions pills and almost a thousand marijuana plants, according to Bennington County State's Attorney Erica Marthage.
Drug overdose leads to arrests in Vermont, N.Y.
Police say a drug overdose in a Bennington hotel room helped them seize marijuana, prescription drugs and other items in Vermont and adjacent areas of New York.
Diesel fuel spilled on Route 7A
A pickup truck driver inadvertently flipped a switch inside the cab of his truck Friday, causing a diesel fuel spill over a miles-long stretch of Route 7. Vermont State Police Trooper Timothy Newton said the driver of a Ford F-350 pickup, Guy Ottaviano, of Bennington, accidentally activated a pump attached to a 100-gallon diesel fuel tank on the ...
Alleged drug O.D. leads to 5 arrests: Police say prescription drugs,...
Police say prescription drugs, 'loaded' needles and about 900 marijuana plants were found at residence.
Green Mountain Race Track owners sued over loan
The owners of the former Green Mountain Race Track are being sued for not repaying a $250,000 loan they took out to buy it.
Drug Overdose Turns Into Massive Drug Bust
A major drug bust in Hoosick Falls, N.Y., started with a drug overdose call in Bennington, Vt.
Summer bulbs a colorful addition
So many flowering plants, so limited space to fit them all! Gardeners traditionally plant a tree or two, several shrubs and numerous perennials with the addition of sufficient number of annuals to fill containers, add brightness to open locations in the landscape and to provide season-long color in temporary locations.
Jury acquits Pownal man of sexual assault charges
A Bennington District Court jury found a Pownal man not guilty Thursday on two counts of sexual assault and one count of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child.
Douglas McLeod recently graduated from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst with a bachelor of arts degree in economics.