Dorset News Archives

I discovered the best cooking store ever, The Kitchen Store at J.K. Adams in Dorset, Vt. via The Post-Star

The vital statistics for the Town of Manchester for 1932, the births, marriages and deaths, as recorded in the office of the Town Clerk, show that 35 children have been born, either in the town, or to parents ... via Manchester Journal

“We haven't set any objectives on paper yet. It's such a huge field, there is so much to be done.”

Fluctuations in fuel oil and gasoline prices have triggered the Bennington County Regional Commission to form a committee to look at energy conservation with a regional view. via The Bennington Banner

“I look forward to meeting the many wonderful friends near and far who continue to make Burr and Burton such a dynamic and respected school.”

Burr and Burton Academy Headmaster Chuck Scranton is pleased to announce that Richard Thompson Tucker has joined the school's Advancement Office as the director of major gifts. via Manchester Journal

“I like the old-fashioned town meeting”

A petition calling for all municipal appropriations and questions at town meeting to be handled by Australian ballot is circulating, and if it garners enough signatures, it will be part of the warning for March ... via Manchester Journal

“We were one of the towns that received the grant in the first round”

The clock is ticking for ancient roadways. Towns across Vermont have just over a year to claim all unmapped roads or they will be turned over to landowners and Bennington County is slowly making progress ... via The Bennington Banner

“I have to create. I have to make things. It's a matter of wanting to do it so badly.”

In an era of concrete, steel and plastic, Richard Erdman has managed to carve a life out of marble and bronze. via Burlington Free Press

“There's the issue of statewide law enforcement, what our state police can provide”

Heading into this year's legislative session nearly all of the area's legislators had the same issues on their agendas; energy, taxes, education finance reform, and health care coverage. via Manchester Journal

“At Village Inn and Bakers Square, we have traveled the nation in search of the country's most-acclaimed recipes to bring to our guests .”

Restaurants, Inc., owner of Village Inn and Bakers Square restaurants, has developed a partnership with the Dorset Inn to bring their guests award-winning recipes. via Manchester Journal

“Salt and sand went up by $10,000 each to reflect the rising costs and increased usage”

The Select Board approved the town's budget of $1,320,471 last week which will result in an increase to the tax rate of about 4 cents per $100 of assessed property value. via Manchester Journal

“The fire department's right down the road”

Melissa Boyd left dinner cooking on her stove for only a moment and returned to a fire atop the electric range. via Rutland Herald

“I think she's one of the most experienced legislators in the caucus to do that job.”

Patti Komline will be taking over the minority leadership role on an interim basis when the legislative session begins in January. via Manchester Journal

We culled through the pages of all the issues of last year's Journal, and the following, not listed in any particular order of importance or priority, is what we thought were the most significant stories of ... via Manchester Journal

The Bennington County Regional Commission will hold a Stone Valley Scenic Byway Steering Committee meeting on Jan. via Manchester Journal

“However, it has gone well beyond the point of sharing. It is difficult to argue that our current system of taxation is nothing short of plundering the so-called sending or 'gold' towns.”

The Manchester Select Board will discuss a resolution tonight that asks the Douglas administration and the Legislature to either put public education under local control or state control, but not both. via The Bennington Banner

“He showed us a bunch of techniques. I thought it was cool how he kept journals. He didn't just draw, he wrote about it.”

The Southern Vermont Arts Center Outreach Program recently funded naturalist-artist John Pitcher as an artist-in-residence at Long Trail School. via Manchester Journal