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Students in schools within the Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union posted generally strong results in last fall's round of NECAP testing, which is used to assess school performance.

The Vermont Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a South Reading man who killed his best friend during the friend's birthday party.

More Vermont high school juniors are writing better than last year's junior class statewide, but math comprehension continues to remain a struggle for many, according to the fall 2009 testing results of mandatory New England Common Assessment Program released Tuesday.

Remember how Barack Obama promised to relax travel restrictions between the U.S. and Cuba? The progress of his policy - or lack thereof - is on full display at the Highgate Springs border crossing .

Retiring in June of 2010, Mrs. Cathy Spaulding looks back on a career at VUHS impacting 4000 students.

Age: 17 School: Essex High School Parents: Albert and Jenny Chu Hometown: Essex Top 5 accomplishments: Honor roll all four years, elected president of Red Cross Club, UVM Math Contest Certificate of Merit, had story published in a children's book, traveled to eight countries outside of the U.S. In the community: Red Cross Club, tutoring at King ...

Maricel Lucero is on a mission to promote fellowship among women and provide humanitarian aid.

Age: 17 School: Mount Abraham Parents: Helen Young and Don Stratton Hometown: Bristol Top 5 accomplishments: I was accepted into the United World College, Waterford Kahmlaba .

This story was originally published Aug.22, 2004. As a sculptor of metal, Judith Brown reveled in classical forms of many kinds, from the graceful shapes of Greek and Roman antiquity to the hoods of Volkswagen beetles.

WASHINGTON - Sen. Bernie Sanders' plan to create a single-payer health insurance system is rife with terms like "subsection" and "minimum standards" and "implementation of this title." A gripping read it isn't. But Republican Sen.

My support for governor will go only to the candidate who 1. Recognizes climate change and peak oil are the central issues of our time.

About a year ago, Scott Beck got an email that cost him $75,000. It wasn't from a Nigerian claiming to be the administrator of a millionaire's estate, but from a company in New York called On Demand Books .

It's a Rutland High School junior's dream - no finals, free parking, lunchtime off campus and other senior privileges.

The 2010 legislative session is coming fast and one of the biggest items on the Legislature's plate is whether Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon should receive permission to continue operation past its original license expiration date of 2012.

There is something special about fall, something cozy about the season's predictability.

It was 11 years ago now that Middlebury College's John Elder published 'Reading the Mountains of Home,' and I don't believe an autumn has passed since when I haven't spent an evening or two becoming reacquainted with a chapter or two from it.

Library Card SignUp Month and the beginning of the academic year seems like an appropriate time to reach out and introduce our community to new services and upcoming programs being offered by the Bennington Free Library.

Brad Kelley's love of wine started at the ripe age of 21 as simple curiosity. Growing up in Virginia, Kelley's father was always into wine but "it didn't register when I was younger," said Kelley, now the owner of Burlington Wine Shop.

The action will be in Manchester this week as the Vermont Arts Council's "Art of Action" project begins its almost yearlong tour through Vermont with an exhibition at Hand Motors.

Its day 3 of the Champlain Valley Fair, and it's Kids' Day. The midway was busy, as many families enjoyed a day off before the start of school.