Brattleboro News

Tests conducted last week by the Southeastern Vermont Watershed Alliance indicated there are 15 local bodies of water unfit for swimming due to their Escherichia coli levels, though this could be attributed to heavy rainfall.

Ever since the rains from Tropical Storm Irene flooded the Whetstone Brook in August 2011, forcing the emergency evacuation of Melrose Terrace, the Brattleboro Housing Authority has been looking forward to life after Melrose.

A Police-Fire Facility Building Committee meeting scheduled for Thursday has been canceled to give the project manager and architect more time to refine their plans for a combined police and fire facility at the site of Central Fire Station on Elliot Street.

Despite Sen. John McCain's belief to the contrary, the situation in Iraq has become increasingly twisted and convoluted.

The Weston Playhouse Theatre Company continues its summer of quality theatre with the eagerly anticipated production of the legendary Broadway show A Chorus Line.

Jurors have reconvened in St. Paul to deliberate on whether a late famed military sniper defamed former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura in his best-selling memoir.

A former bookkeeper at a Brattleboro dental office pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to embezzling more than $60,000 from the business over the course of several years.

While talking to a TV Critics' panel Tuesday, the actors said they find it "very funny" some fans are hoping for a romantic pairing for in-laws Lady Mary Crawley and Tom Branson.

"I'm really happy to be a part of it. I think it's a great place," said Green Mountain Camp board member Christine Takacs, of the all-girls camp.

Last week's telecast of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game was seen by 11.3 million viewers and was the week's most popular live program.

Before Michael Santiago was shot and killed by Brattleboro Police Department Sgt.

Brattleboro, Vt.-based Ehrmann Commonwealth Dairy added new YoYummy flavors - grape and sour cherry - to its Green Mountain Creamery yogurt line.

Librarian James Billington said Tuesday the singer-songwriter, whose hits include "Piano Man" and "Uptown Girl," will receive the prize in Washington in November.

On July 18, the Bellows Falls Police Department arrested Mark Bresland, 49, of Bellows Falls, on an outstanding warrant.

In Brattleboro they're knocking down a building on Green Street. The structure located at 72 Green Street was destroyed by fire last winter.

President Barack Obama will bestow the Medal of Honor on a New Hampshire Army veteran who fought off enemy fighters during one of the bloodiest battles of the war in Afghanistan despite being critically wounded by shrapnel.

Since Ray McNeill closed his production brewery at the Book Press, the only beer that is being brewed in Brattleboro is being sold at McNeill's Brewery and the Whetstone Station Restaurant and Brewery.

People bustle about, carrying boxes and supplies. But while it appears chaotic it is clear every person is working intently.

Like soldiers based in Afghanistan, Drew Adam at times had to wear protective gear, ride in heavily armored vehicles and take shelter when rockets were fired in the direction of his base.

Helen and Charlie Robb will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, July 19, by renewing their vows, followed by an old-fashioned ice cream social.