Putney News

Where did this come from? Well, from MSNBC, of course. MSNBC anchor Carlos Watson had this little gem for listeners last Monday: "... you start to wonder whether in fact the word socialist is becoming a code word, whether or not socialist is becoming the new N-word for frankly for some angry upset birthers and others." No surprise there.

Peter Shumlin, the president pro tem of the Vermont State Senate, made it official Monday that he will be the fifth candidate to seek the Democratic nomination for governor.

Eric Bass knew there was something wrong in Putney on the night of Nov. 1. Bass lives across the street and just a few doors up from the Putney General Store, and when he noticed a red glow outside his window, and felt an eerie silence, Bass had a bad feeling that it was going to be a long time before his hometown was whole again.

OK, so now that there are five Democratic candidates running for governor, how is each going to distinguish him or herself from the others? Not easily.

What: UVM professor and VPR commentator Philip Baruth will present his historical novel "The Brothers Boswell" in the third event of the Vermont Voices series.

WARTS AND ALL: "I really like the idea of people seeing the process," says Merrill Garbus, "even if it can get really ugly sometimes." A few years ago, before Merrill Garbus was touring the world as Tune-Yards , she was deep into puppets.

On the evening of Nov. 20, at 7:30 p.m., performers from Putney and Westminster West will gather at the United Church in downtown Putney to lend their energy to the community, in the spirit of rebuilding what was lost on the night of Nov.

Do you know what to do in the event of a nuclear terrorist attack? Though it's not something the average person often thinks about, Steven Jones, special projects director for Physicians for Civil Defense, is traveling the country in an effort to educate the public -- not to scare people, he said, but to actually keep them from panicking in the ...

An Amber Alert issued as part of a search for a missing Maine girl has been extended to Vermont.

Vermont fire investigators said the fire that destroyed the Putney General Store last week was arson.

Investigators were onsite of the devastating fire at the Putney General Store for most of last week.

It was a typically busy afternoon Tuesday at the corner of Kimball Hill Road and Main Street in the center of Putney.

Llora Kressman learned about the kindness of the people of Putney within minutes of being forced out of her apartment by the raging fire that leveled the Putney General Store.

The Windham County State's Attorney has taken over the investigation into the Putney General Store fire, and the blaze was likely intentionally set, Putney Fire Chief Tom Goddard told the Selectboard, Wednesday.

Authorities used a scent-seeking dog Wednesday to investigate a suspicious fire at the Putney General Store.

Neil Madow Owner of # 10 Kimbell Hill Building AGE: 58 ADDRESS: 40 Industrial Drive, Bellows Falls, Vermont Tenants of # 10 Kimbell Hill SUMMARY OF INCIDENT On 11-01-2009 at approximately 2229 hours the Putney Fire Department responded to # 4 Kimbell Hill for a report of structure fire.

Less than 48 hours after a four-alarm blaze destroyed the 1796 Putney General Store, the Putney Historical Society voted Tuesday to continue its rebuilding efforts.

"The fact that the building was unoccupied, along with the rapid nature that it spread and how the fire traveled makes it seem suspicious," Goddard said Monday as he continued working on the scene.

Little remained of the Putney General Store on Monday after a fire broke out the night before.

When a fire destroyed the beloved, centuries-old Putney General Store 18 months ago, some people here cried.