North Bennington News

Anyone thinking about raising children in Vermont may want to consider North Bennington first.

A case of extreme underage drunk driving late Monday night. Police arrested 20-year-old James Jerome, of North Bennington, in Bennington at around 10 p.m. for DUI and possessing cocaine.

The North Bennington sub-committee looking at governance and sustainability voiced its displeasure with the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union and Shaftsbury school board for preparing without its knowledge a configuration analysis that considers the effects of closing the North Bennington Graded School.

The Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union released an analysis Tuesday at the request of the Shaftsbury School Board outlining two options that would save taxpayers a considerable among of money.

A New York man who led police for 30 miles on a chase where speeds hit 100 mph was arraigned in Bennington District Court Thursday.

The Mount Anthony Union School Board voted to maintain and defend its current structure despite a letter from Vermont Commissioner of Education Armando Vilaseca that recommended the board submit a new structure to voters in time for Town Meeting Day.

There is a little nip in the air and the leaves are turning brown so it's time for a refreshing slug of Vermont apple cider with a side of doughnuts.

A Shaftsbury man faces at least three decades in prison after pleading guilty to murdering his former brother-in-law and sexually assaulting three children.

A man who fatally shot his brother-in-law in front of the victim's children says he's guilty.

The Shaftsbury School District Board will decide soon exactly how committed it is to looking into a merger with North Bennington.

In a letter sent this week, the Vermont Department of Education states that the composition of the Mount Anthony Union District Board apparently "fails to pass constitutional muster," and suggests that the board be "reapportioned to meet constitutional requirements." Commissioner Armando Vilaseca suggests in the letter addressed to MAU Chairwoman ...

Well, we've finally had that"ah-ha" moment. That first of, I'm sure, many Nieve-you-know-how-to-make-my-heart-melt, yes-you-can-buy-that-dress moment.

A smaller supply of the H1N1 vaccine in the state has caused some vaccination clinics scheduled in area schools to be delayed, including one scheduled Tuesday for studentsatMount AnthonyUnion Middle School.

Vermont Arts Exchange celebrates its 17th anniversary of festive Halloween parades and parties with the 17th Annual North Bennington Halloween Parade on Friday, Oct.

The Select Board agreed recently to place a one-time request for $50,000 on the March ballot for a veterans memorial that's being constructed at the Vermont Veterans Home.

The state has joined defense attorneys in asking that the murder and sexual assault charges filed against a Shaftsbury man be tried separately, which may help bring the murder charge to trial more quickly.

The Vermont Agency of Transportation wants to increase the number of trains traveling each day between the Capital Region and Rutland, and to extend at least one of those trains to downtown Burlington.

A public hearing on Hidden Valley Park as a potential dog park location is scheduled for Tuesday night at 6 p.m. at the Kansas City North Community Center.

A stuffed animal leaned against a space heater, a curling iron was on the bed and a candle and burnt cigarettes were on the nightstand when the piercing beeps of the fire alarm sounded.

Among the legends about the elusive and eccentric piano virtuoso Van Cliburn, one says he has a grand piano in every room of his Texas mansion.