Plainfield News

Sarah Munro and Mark LeGrand, pictured, joined by Spencer Lewis, will be among the four groups performing Nov.

A man accused of raping a woman in Plainfield in 2007 walked away from a Barre courtroom a free man on Wednesday after a jury declared he was not guilty of sexual assault.

A 50-year-old Mississippi man accused of drugging and raping a Plainfield woman on Halloween in 2007 was put on trial starting Tuesday in Vermont District Court in Barre.

Gathering Time, a folk trio in the tradition of Peter, Paul and Mary, will open the Occasional Concerts season on Sunday.

"Crazy Acres: An Homage to an Artist and Teacher James Gahagan" opens Saturday and closes Nov.

These are some of the calls received from Sept. 23 to Sept. 30 Sept. 23 An assault was reported at a residence on Cabot Road in Woodbury.

The Vermont State Police received a number of complaints Thursday morning about items stolen from motor vehicles parked in Plainfield.

A new healthcare report card on Vermont finds there needs to be more focus on prevention and early treatment when it comes to chronic diseases.

Echo Valley Community Arts will present "Operafest VI" on Saturday, at 7 p.m., at Goddard College's Haybarn Theatre in Plainfield.

Laying on a patch of dew-drenched grass, her eyes bulging and her face beet-red, Maria Beede was tempted to let a 600-pound tractor tire get the better of her.

The state Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation is sponsoring a "birthday bash" for Vermont's state forests Sept.

A U.S. Senate hearing Saturday in St. Albans focused on antitrust concerns in the dairy industry.

A divided selectboard united for the first time since four of its members asked the fifth to resign amid accusations of harassment and micromanagement last month.

Several Saturdays ago, SenatorBernie Sanders came to the Arlington Recreation Park.

OK, here's one more great idea: Plainfield Old Home Day celebration. Here's the lowdown from Plainfield folks : There will be a parade, live music, chicken barbecue, games for kids, a rummage sale, a road race and even beer-making and Tae Kwon Do demonstrations.

Voters in Calais and East Montpelier are being asked to go to their town offices on Sept.

Gov. Jim Douglas has announced that another 14 energy efficiency projects have been selected to receive almost $150,000 in funding from the Vermont Community Climate Change Grant Program.

Several central Vermont towns and projects are among 14 statewide chosen to receive energy efficiency funding, Gov.

Pancake-battered catfish fingers and smoky pulled pork may not often share space on a menu with tapas, but they soon will at River Run in Plainfield.

There's an eco-friendly celebration going on in Montpelier and across central Vermont, a weeklong educational forum and festival to bring the sustainable living community together to envision, build and maintain a better future.