Brattleboro News

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.

Activities for the week of July 21 at the Brattleboro Senior Center at 207 Main St. in Brattleboro are as follows: The annual trip to the Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine is scheduled for Aug. 7 and 8 for $309 double and $369 single.

Town officials are standing their ground on the recent removal of Guilford's public recycling facilities, again citing the bins' uncertain future due to a wide-reaching new state waste law.

The Brattleboro Outing Club has, again, run a successful singles tennis league. With over 30 participants divided into five skill level divisions, each player had five matches in a five-week period.

On July 2, John Preterotti, 34, of Bellows Falls, failed to appear at the Bellows Falls Police Department as required by his court ordered conditions of release.

The owner of a holiday-themed park in southern Vermont is looking to add a campsite to the property as she deals with an animal cruelty charge and bankruptcy proceedings.

The Second Annual Southern Vermont Dance Festival, July 17 through 20 in downtown Brattleboro features the works of renowned and emerging artists in three galas - two at the Latchis Theatre and one at the Redfern Arts Center at Keene State College, NH, along with a less formal concert series at the Stone Church in downtown Brattleboro.

At the Brattleboro Selectboard's regular meeting on July 15, Chairman David Gartenstein noted the town should do more to insure its interests are taken into account when it comes to the money made available through the Windham County Economic Development Fund and the Clean Energy Development Fund.

"Beauty is a whole other thing than pretty," he said. "Beauty is how we relate to each other as a species."

The Vermont state auditor says a review of the state's online sex offender registry has found critical errors in 11 percent of offender records.

The owner of a holiday-themed park in southern Vermont charged with animal cruelty has filed for bankruptcy.

It has been almost one year since Barbara Sondag resigned as Brattleboro's town manager.

Ed Woods has been named regional publisher of New England Newspapers Inc., which operates The Berkshire Eagle and the Bennington Banner, Brattleboro Reformer and Manchester Journal in Vermont.