Dorset News

A drinking party at important bat hibernation caves off Dorset Hill Road late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning led to three arrests, a number of citations and a broken police cruiser windshield, according to state police.

State Police said someone threw a rock through the window of a cruiser while police were processing suspects at an underage drinking party near the Dorset Bat Caves.

On July 1 - the beginning of the new fiscal year - the Town of Dorset hired new Zoning Administrator Christopher Schmelzenbach to replace Joseph Bamford.

The Vermont Golf Association's men's amateur championship heads into the 36-hole finale with five local golfers in medal contention at Kwiniaska Golf Club on Thursday.

In some ways, Afghanistan is the land that time forgot. For a nation that has been astride multiple invasion routes of would-be conquerors - from Alexander the Great to the imperialistic tussles between Britain and Russia in the 19th century to more modern times, when contemporary superpowers have been drawn there - Afghanistan remains a country ...

Dorset Theatre Festival is exhibiting a collection of paintings by Andrew Orr at the Dorset Playhouse through July 18.

Following months of negotiations that began in October of last year, the Manchester Select Board approved a new police contract on Tuesday.

Amy Thebault was living the dream of many interior designers when she created her installation piece for the Southern Vermont Arts Center's new series, "The Design Room: A Collaboration of Art and Design." Her task was to redecorate one of the center's rooms, and create a space that celebrates the relationship between art and interior design.

Dorset, VT Dorset Partners LLC , a company that specializes in turnarounds, corporate financial restructuring, manufacturing, importing, product development and merchandising, is offering a free copy of their report "Turnaround Roadmap, a Small-Business Guide to Success." The report coaches business owners to successfully turnaround their ...

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The Vermont Telecommunications Authority is beginning an initiative that will see more than 200 wind turbine cell towers installed throughout the state and there is a small possibility that one of those towers could be located in Dorset.

Members of Bennington's business community had a chance to speak with Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., on Monday about their concerns in the current economic climate and what support the federal government can provide.

The town of Dorset has made an unusual agreement with the state. The selectboard has agreed the town will pick up the tab for all residents who visit nearby Emerald Lake State Park this summer.

Emerald Lake State Park is now the unofficial recreation area for Dorset residents.

A teenager and recent high school graduate who died in a car crash Thursday afternoon was remembered Friday as a promising singer and actress.

Looking for some great home-baked goodies? You're in luck! These ladies and many more will be preparing a variety of home-made delicacies for the United Church of Dorset and East Rupert Women's Fellowship Semi-Annual Bake Sale on Saturday, June 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Dorset Post Office on Route 30 in Dorset.

Patrick Farrow's best-known sculpture, at least locally, started with a 1-foot square base he made for a different piece.

The former bookkeeper of an internationally known psychic from Dorset has agreed to plead guilty in court to federal felony charges levied against her by prosecutors who say she executed a scheme to swindle roughly $200,000. Denise Hall of East Arlington faces one count of wire fraud and one count of filing a false tax return after investigators ...

Sometimes a local story has a wider impact. The story of the bats in the caves of Dorset has a potential impact beyond imagining.

House representatives overrode Governor James Douglas's veto of the Democrats $4.5 million budget for the 2010 fiscal year earlier this week by a vote of 100-50. State representatives Jeff Wilson and Cynthia Browning voted in favor of the overide while representatives Patti Komline and Rick Hube voted to sustain the veto.