Westminster News

The local police department led an early morning raid around the village Saturday and arrested seven people on a variety of drug charges.

The Vermont State Police could study the possibility of merging the Shaftsbury and Rutland barracks into one facility.

Commonwealth Construction, a company owned by the Twelve Tribes religious community, has been issued a notice of alleged violation for hauling the remains of Oona's restaurant to their farm in Westminster and burning the debris.

Residents within four local school districts will vote at town meeting on a proposed River Valley Technical Center budget that is rising slightly.

At least one Windham County Democrat is ready to step into Peter Shumlin's seat in the Vermont Senate.

Voters on Town Meeting Day will face a number of familiar names, and a number of empty spaces, when they go to fill the open seats on the town's Selectboard and School boards.

Residents will be asked to approve a $2.5 million bond for upgrades to the village wastewater treatment system at a special Town Meeting Day vote.

A woman suffered minor to moderate injuries when her vehicle went off the road, through a yard and into a tree about 5 p.m. Sunday on Saxtons River Road in Rockingham, according to state police.

A Springfield man was found dead in the rubble of his apartment Sunday morning, 12 hours after it had been destroyed by a raging fire late Saturday afternoon.

Windham County residents with ties to Haiti are stepping up efforts to provide the necessary supplies to the tiny island country after a devastating earthquake left thousands dead and its infrastructure in ruins.

Scanning the Vermont House chamber Tuesday night it was pretty obvious which side of the healthcare debate most of the attendees were on.

The city's Board of Finance and Rutland Free Library trustees will meet this afternoon in the hopes of zeroing in on an exact cost for the most immediate repairs for the aging library building.

Westminster Cares, Inc. board of directors met on Dec. 4. Then on Dec. 5, the group held its annual meeting in the Westminster Fire Station.

Serving healthy food can also be a way to support local farmers, whether it's on your own dinner table or at a local restaurant.

Police are looking for a driver suspected for stealing a car from Westminster and leaving in a ditch on U.S. 5. According to police, a resident of Piggery Road reported unknown people walking on her property at night.

As more than 75 members of the D Company 3-172 Infantry prepare to leave Vermont, all of them will carry with them a little piece of home thanks in part to one high school senior.

Loved ones held a send-off ceremony Sunday for 350 Vermont National Guard members who leave for training before their deployment to Afghanistan after the holidays.

When Putney School Music Director James Wallace plans out a semester, there is usually an arc to how he plots out the students' time.

Susan Shea and James Oakman look over a property on Canal Street in Bellows Falls that is being looked into as a possible shelter for the homeless.

The Windham County sheriff is heading to Afghanistan early next year with the Vermont National Guard.