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Pownal woman pleads not guilty to cutting another with scissors
A Pownal woman was held without bail Thursday after pleaded not guilty to allegedly cutting another woman in the stomach with a pair of scissors.
BVSU hires new leader unanimously
Karen Gallese, a longtime principal and special educator in Massachusetts schools, was unanimously hired Wednesday as the next superintendent of Battenkill Valley Supervisory Union.
Man accused of furnishing alcohol, resisting
State police cited a Pownal man for supplying minors with alcohol, resisting arrest, and violating court conditions of release after an incident early Wednesday.
Alburgh home destroyed by fire
Firefighters got the call at about 6:30 a.m. and by the time they arrived the home had already burned to the ground.
Vt group that got stuck on tram headed home
It is a school trip students from Cabot will likely never forget. That's because they got trapped in a gondola above Montmorency Falls near Quebec City.
Pownal teenager faces felony over BB gun shooting
A Pownal teen has been charged with a felony, which could carry a 15-year sentence, for allegedly shooting another boy in the back of the leg with a BB gun.
333 earn bachelora s degrees at MCLA
Pamela Babcock had waited 32 years to hear her name called at commencement -- an accomplishment she achieved Saturday as she walked across the stage in Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts' Amsler Campus Center gymnasium to receive her bachelor's degree.
Pownal board wants to remove historic designation for lodge
The Select Board voted 3-1 Thursday to ask the Vermont Department of Historic Preservation to remove Bartels Lodge from the Center Street Historic District.
Man who crashed truck, fled, handed suspended sentence
A Bennington man who crashed his truck and fled from police in February received a suspended sentence Thursday after pleading guilty to a number of charges.
State police are seeking information on a daytime burglary Monday at an undisclosed residence on South Stream Road in Pownal.
Pownal Solar On Track For Summer Ground Breaking
POWNAL, Vt. - Twenty years after the race track here closed for good, the site just north of Williamstown, Mass., is on track to finally have another permanent occupant.
$13,500 spent, RED committee trudges onward
A regional committee studying consolidating school districts expressed frustration Monday over a lack of progress that has been made after spending one year and $13,500, but agreed it would continue trudging forward until its $25,000 budget is depleted.
State police said they arrested a Pownal teen after a short chase on Hidden Valley Road shortly before 8 p.m. Monday.
Pownal Rec board to hold reorganization
The Town of Pownal's Recreation Board, currently non-functioning, will hold an initial reorganization meeting Wednesday, May 9, at 6 p.m., at Pownal Town Hall.
Agenda: Economic Development Plan - Review Scope of Work - Formulate Steering Committee; Review Final Draft of Bennington Energy Plan; Other Business.
Small plane crashes at Cambridge airport
The small plane of a Pownal, Vt., couple flipped over shortly after take-off Saturday at the small Chapin Field Airport in Cambridge, landing on its roof and injuring a passenger.
The Young at Heart Seniors of North Bennington invite all area seniors to their senior luncheon at Kevin's, 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. seatings.
Locals plan Pownal hydro revival effort
Two local hydro developers want to get the town-owned dam producing power again, and they seek a lease option agreement from the Select Board to determine the projects feasibility.
Fender-bender leads to drunk driving arrest
Police said a minor two-vehicle fender-bender Saturday led to the arrest of one of the vehicle's operators for driving under the influence.
A 47-year-old four-passenger plane flipped over and fell into a corn field Saturday afternoon shortly after it took off from Chapin's Airport, Washington County sheriff's deputies said.