Dorset News Archives

The Dorset Library is pleased to have the works of Keith Hoffman on exhibit during the month of December. via Manchester Journal

President Abraham Lincoln signed the national proclamation designating the last Thursday of November as a national day of "Thanksgiving" in October 1863. via Manchester Journal

“Now they want to gather input from the community themselves. . I'm not sure what the process is going to yield and I'm not sure they know either.”

The Manchester and Dorset committee formed to study how the towns could work together to provide the best possible education for students in grades Kindergarten through eight will be holding their first ... via Manchester Journal

“I challenged myself to write a nine-minute single-movement work, which would be in fact a diminutive version of a full four-movement string quartet.”

String quartets written in 1784, 1892 and 2000 will be featured in Manchester Music Festival's annual Thanksgiving weekend concert at the Dorset Church on Sunday, Nov. via Manchester Journal

“I think the search committee made a terrific decision. Mark was an excellent candidate and after meeting with him, I was hoping that he would be their final choice”

Mark H. Tashjian, headmaster of the middle school of the Collegiate School in New York City, will take over as leader of Burr and Burton Academy from outgoing headmaster Charles Scranton at the end of the ... via Rutland Herald

“It happened basically every night”

A Dorset man was convicted in Bennington District Court on Thursday of sexually assaulting a victim under 18 over a period of 10 years. via Manchester Journal

In October I visited Bennington to give a talk to the Bennington Historical Society. via The Bennington Banner

Vermont's National Teenager announced that Marykate Hancock of Dorset placed in the top 10 at the national competition in Nashville, Tenn. via Manchester Journal

“We say, here are the tools, here are the basics, now you go and find your path through it”

An area graduate center hosted a meeting with group of Manchester residents on Thursday to judge whether there is a need for higher education services, possibly a satellite campus, possibly a few workshops, in ... via The Bennington Banner

A Dorset man could spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury convicted him on Thursday of two felony charges connected to the repeated sexual abuse of a minor. via Rutland Herald

“I think it's great protection for landlords and I also think it will help the affordable housing industry in Vermont”

The era in which tenants throughout the state have been afforded an abundance of rights while landlords have few legal recourses may come to an end when the new legislative session begins in January. via Manchester Journal

November 4, 2007 at 6:00 am by Larry Rulison, Business writer OK, so you're upset that the Yankees were bounced out of the first round of the playoffs again. via Albany Times Union

“I like the way they came out - it may be the inspiration for a new line.”

Quick - how many of you know what a sea anemone is? To look that up in the pre-digital era might have prompted a trip to the local library, but nowadays it's a few mouse clicks away on your home computer. via Manchester Journal