East Dorset News

A recently announced expansion of digital subscriber line service by Fairpoint Communications will affect a large swath of Bennington County.

East Dorset, Vermont - Hillary Dobbs won the $5,500 Open Speed on Thursday afternoon at the Vermont Summer Festival running July 9 to August 17 at the Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, VT.

As the Health Service turns 60, Alan Johnson says Nye Bevan's vision continues to inspire him and points out that a decade ago it was talked of as if it was on its knees When I took on the job of Health ...

The New Hampshire-based "adventure education" school whose student was the subject of a five-hour rescue from Monday night into Tuesday morning released an incident report providing more details of the fall ...

Members of the Vermont Cave Rescue Network, Mount Tabor/Danby Fire Department, Manchester and Rutland ambulance and the Vermont State Police Tuesday at 2 a.m. rescue a 16-year-old girl from the Falls Cliff cave ...

Economic considerations coupled with the inadequate size of his building have caused Gavin Cornell - owner of GWC Auto Repair - to move his business to Dorset.

Health Profiles for every local authority and region across England were published by the Department of Health and the Association of Public Health Observatories.

Ministers are urging local authorities in England to target problem "hotspots" after producing a detailed breakdown of public health indicators.

A COUNCIL has had to take extra security measures after part of its website was hacked.

Savers may face another obstacle to hopes of a comfortable retirement. Norwich Union, one of the biggest insurers, said it is to base pension payouts on postcodes from September.

Frank G. Shattuck, II, 89, formerly of Dorset and Hill Shadow Road in Bennington, died peacefully Saturday morning, May 24, 2008 at the Centers for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington announced Friday that four priests had been granted senior priest status and would retire from the day-to-day administration of their parishes, including one priest who ...

In a direct response to the the recommendations made as a result of the town energy audit, the Select Board voted unanimously in favor of upgrading the heating system in Town Hall on Tuesday night.

Living in East Dorset gives you the best chance of growing into old age, with almost eight in ten residents expected to reach 75.

East Dorset People in southwest England have the best chance of reaching the age of 75, while those in South Wales, Manchester, Liverpool and Tower Hamlets, East London, have the least.

Henk ten Cate 'sacked' as Chelsea clear decks ahead of approach for Scolari Chelsea are believed to have sacked first team coach Henk ten Cate days after he was told his job was safe by Stamford Bridge chief ...

People are more likely to live to 75 in England and Wales People in the south west are more likely to live into their mid 70s than those living elsewhere in England and Wales, official data shows.

With the high cost of grocery store food these days, local farmers are at par for price, but often well beyond in quality and freshness.

Charges against a man accused of stabbing and nearly killing his girlfriend in Manchester were amended by the Bennington County State's Attorney's Office on Wednesday. via The Bennington Banner

Wood's Tea Company will give a performance at the East Dorset Congregational Church May 10 at 7 p.m. Tickets will be pre-sold for $10 or $12 at the door. via Manchester Journal