Williamstown News

A son, Kolby Ryan Batchelder, was born June 28, 2009, to Matthew Kelley and Cheyenne Batchelder of Williamstown.

The Montpelier Police Department is warning residents to be wary of phone scams after a local resident wired money to a person posing as a relative.

An all-terrain vehicle was reported stolen in Williamstown last week. Andrew Beam, of Charlton, Mass., told police that sometime between June 6 and June 20 someone stole his 1999 Polaris Special Edition Sportsman 500 ATV, along with wheels and tires from another ATV.

A 19-year-old Berlin youth was issued a citation after police clocked him driving 115 miles per hour on Interstate 89 on Thursday night.

Veteran driver Dennis Demers of Shelburne, VT takes home the win on Harvest Equipment Night's stock car event at Thunder Road International Speedbowl.

On Thursday, June 18, Gary David Goldberg, the creator, writer and producer for the television series "Brooklyn Bridge", "Spin City" and "Family Ties" will be at the Bennington Museum to participate in Books for Bennington.

They may only have a snowball's chance at a fully involved structure fire, but town officials say they'll press ahead with plans to apply for federal funding to pay for a new firehouse.

A 27-year-old Williamstown woman was held in jail on $500 bail after she was charged with domestic assault after an incident early Sunday morning.

Selectboard members aren't interested in committing any additional town funds toward the construction of a new emergency services building until they have a better sense about whether that $2 million project stands a reasonable chance of securing federal stimulus funding.

Luchia, the Husky-mix accused of killing one of Selectman Christopher Peloquin's pet rabbits, had her death sentence commuted this week, The selectboard agreed to offer the animal what might be described as a new leash on life.

Vermont State Police said Monday that the Moose Club Lodge building in Williamstown was broken into over the weekend.

A son, Aidan Henry Patterson, was born April 10, 2009, to Edward Patterson II and Amy Scalabrini of Websterville.

MONTPELIER -- 'I'm not a high-paid lobbyist or a special interest,' declared Bill MacDonald, owner of the Waits River General Store, as he sat down before an array of microphones in a Statehouse hearing room.

City councilors dished out nearly $750,000 worth of private contracts Tuesday night - most of it for utility work that must be completed in advance of a second wave of paving projects later this summer.

President Barack Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court has ruled on several cases originating in Vermont in her role as an appeals court judge.

Kathryn Oliver and Roland Tousignant are engaged to be married. She is the daughter of Lynda Oliver of Barre and Michael and Janice Oliver of Wheelock.

A driver swerved to avoid a black bag on Interstate 89 in Williamstown Friday night and crashed, injuring himself and two passengers, according to Vermont State Police.

Peek inside Ridgerunner Taxidermy and you might see only a handful of workers. Take a closer look and you'll see many, many more.

A 62-year-old Hopatcong woman died Friday morning when she collided head-on with a tractor-trailer, authorities said.

A 57-year-old Williamstown man was cited last week for lewd and lascivious conduct, according to state police.