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The Department of Fish and Wildlife's proposal to increase antlerless deer permits from 500 in 2007 to 3,200 in the coming year has many hunters up in arms.

The following cases were heard in Bennington District Court on Monday: Erica Silber, 25, of Vermont, pleaded not guilty to a charge of burglary, which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years imprisonment.

Local hunters were up in arms Tuesday at a public hearing with Fish and Wildlife Department officials over a proposed increase in the number of permits to kill antlerless deer.

Angry hunters have voiced their concerns about the state's plan to nearly double the number of antlerless deer permits for this fall's hunting season.

LOCATION :1151 Vermont Route 153, West Rupert VIOLATION: Burglary VICTIM: United States Postal Service CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE:West Rupert, VT SUMMARY OF INCIDENT: On May 20, 2008 State Police in Shaftsbury ...

“I regret that members of the public do not perceive that I take serious assaultive offenses seriously, because I do”

A plea bargain on Thursday ended a domestic assault case that reached beyond the local court to the Vermont Supreme Court and the Montpelier retention hearing of a local judge. via Rutland Herald

“It's wonderful to see so many people coming forward and suggesting so many creative solutions for preserving WBTN and how it can continue to serve the community”

Town Manager Stuart Hurd told the Select Board on Monday he was "encouraged" by recent negotiations between a citizens group to which Hurd belongs and Southern Vermont College over the fate of WBTN 1370-AM. In ... via Rutland Herald

“This process of building a calendar by committee was pretty much 'Mission Impossible,' especially within the context of all the constraints that were applied by the Legislature”

As spring break kicks in for Chittenden County public schools Monday, it will end for students at schools in Bennington, Newport and some other parts of the state. via Burlington Free Press

The Vermont Supreme Court will not reconsider its decision to release a convicted domestic abuser because his right to a quick trial was violated, because the motion filed by the Bennington County State's ... via Rutland Herald

A fiery collision involving a tractor-trailer killed two people in Woodford on Wednesday afternoon. via Rutland Herald

“My challenge is to find those organizations in Windham County, especially in Brattleboro, and to continue to represent the paper in the community”

After roughly three years as publisher of the Bennington Banner, Edward L. Woods will bring his hands-on management style to the Brattleboro Reformer . via The Brattleboro Reformer

“We'll complete it on time. We want to be ready for Veterans Day”

The Vermont Veterans Home is planning to replace the worn headstones in its cemetery, some of which are more than 115 years old, with new marble grave markers. via Rutland Herald

A 16-year-old student faces a charge of attempted murder for attacking a 60-year-old teacher with a dumbbell bar. via The Brattleboro Reformer

“Sometimes organizations like the Army, the VA, the government - regulations were put in for the right reasons but need to be looked at.”

Lawmakers at the state and national level said Friday they will look for ways to save historic headstones in the Vermont Veterans Home cemetery from being destroyed after the Veterans Administration replaces ... via The Bennington Banner

A woman accused of fatally shooting her boss and wounding two others in a 1991 shooting at an Eveready Battery Co. via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

“Our goal is to create a mess in the river so it looks like the hand of man never touched it”

Ongoing work to restore habitats on the Batten Kill is getting a boost from the ongoing Bennington Bypass project. via The Bennington Banner

Vermont State Police say they are looking for Cyle Benjamin, a homeless man who is wanted for burglary. via Burlington Free Press

“We received a call from a Hanover (N.H.) police officer, who was contacted by an elderly gentleman, who was very ill at the time, who said he was responsible for the theft of a cannon from the veterans home”

The mystery of a World War I cannon _ missing from the Vermont Veterans Home for at least 40 years and thought to be buried beneath the Dartmouth College football stadium _ may have been solved. via WCAX-TV Burlington

“Truman"; June 11-- Stephen Ambrose, "Eisenhower"; July 9 -- Robert Dallek, "An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963"; Aug. 13 -- Irwin and Debi Unger, "LBJ: A Life"; Oct. 8 -- Lou Cannon, "President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime.”

The "American Political and Presidential History: Part 2 -- Founders and Presidents of the Past" reading and discussion series continues on Wednesday, April 9, at 7 p.m., with a discussion of Joseph Ellis' ... via The Brattleboro Reformer

Girl Howdy and Stone Cold Roosters perform on a double-bill for a dance, Friday, April 11, at 8 p.m., at the Capital City Grange, Northfield Street in Montpelier. via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus