Bennington County News

The recent publicationof KarenCarmen-Reid's book, "Penn's Stocking," could not have come at a better time -- just in time for Christmas.

The explorations of European explorers 400 years ago left indelible imprints on our area.

Vermont has been ranked the healthiest state in the union, according to an annual report by the United Health Foundation, leaping up three places in the ranking from a year ago.

Three people are facing charges in Bennington District Court for allegedly growing marijuana in their residence at the West Road Mobile Home Park.

About 45 people attended a meeting Monday about economic development in the town, and while no new initiatives were developed from the discussions, community leaders said they were happy to see strong interest.

A Bennington man on probation for embezzlement and drug possession was held without bail Monday after he pleaded not guilty in Bennington District Court to sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl.

With a new food distribution center in Brattleboro, the head of theVermont Foodbank wants Bennington County residents and agencies to know what the program has to offer here.

Vermont's Attorney General has sent letters to 22 landlords in Windham and Bennington counties, asking that they prove they are in compliance with the state's lead paint law.

Vermont's attorney general has sent letters to 22 landlords asking that they prove they are in compliance with the state's lead paint law.

Four break-ins since May and three in the past week in nearby Clarksburg, Mass., have prompted the VermontState Police to take special measures in order to prevent futureincidents and apprehend the person or persons responsible.

A Bennington lawmaker is working to draft a bill that would combine laws from at least two other states to criminalize the killing of the unborn in Vermont.

If the organization I work for, the Bennington County Conservation District, is an outpost for good works , it is mostly because we help other like-minded people and groups achieve their goals.

Bennington County is sending 46 men and women to the war in Afghanistan, according to numbers released this week by the Vermont National Guard.

A Bennington County woman pleaded not guilty to all of the charges against her stemming from a car accident that killed unborn twins.

A Pownal woman, who police said admitted to speeding and taking prescription drugs before the Aug.

Almost three years after he entered into a plea arrangement that set off a national controversy, Andrew C. James, a convicted sex offender, may be facing real jail time within the next month.

The state has ordered a competency hearing for a man whom prosecutors believe was the first charged under Vermont's latest, tougher sex crimes legislation.

The town's Planning Commission was named "Citizen Board of the Year" at the Vermont Planners Association's fall conference, earning its members praise from the Select Board.

A Vermont man facing murder and sexual assault charges will reportedly take a plea deal.

A smaller supply of the H1N1 vaccine in the state has caused some vaccination clinics scheduled in area schools to be delayed, including one scheduled Tuesday for studentsatMount AnthonyUnion Middle School.