Putney News

It was a typically busy afternoon Tuesday at the corner of Kimball Hill Road and Main Street in the center of Putney.

Llora Kressman learned about the kindness of the people of Putney within minutes of being forced out of her apartment by the raging fire that leveled the Putney General Store.

The Windham County State's Attorney has taken over the investigation into the Putney General Store fire, and the blaze was likely intentionally set, Putney Fire Chief Tom Goddard told the Selectboard, Wednesday.

Authorities used a scent-seeking dog Wednesday to investigate a suspicious fire at the Putney General Store.

Neil Madow Owner of # 10 Kimbell Hill Building AGE: 58 ADDRESS: 40 Industrial Drive, Bellows Falls, Vermont Tenants of # 10 Kimbell Hill SUMMARY OF INCIDENT On 11-01-2009 at approximately 2229 hours the Putney Fire Department responded to # 4 Kimbell Hill for a report of structure fire.

Less than 48 hours after a four-alarm blaze destroyed the 1796 Putney General Store, the Putney Historical Society voted Tuesday to continue its rebuilding efforts.

"The fact that the building was unoccupied, along with the rapid nature that it spread and how the fire traveled makes it seem suspicious," Goddard said Monday as he continued working on the scene.

Little remained of the Putney General Store on Monday after a fire broke out the night before.

When a fire destroyed the beloved, centuries-old Putney General Store 18 months ago, some people here cried.

The nearly-renovated Putney General Store has been destroyed in an overnight fire.

A 19-year-old collegian accused of sexually assaulting a Landmark College classmate said he's not guilty.

A 19-year-old college student at Landmark College pleaded innocent Wednesday to charges he sexually assaulted a fellow student, who has the mental capacity of a 10- to 12-year-old. Reed L. Stewart of Libertyville, Ill., a Chicago suburb, was ordered held for lack of $20,000 cash bail after District Judge Karen Carroll rejected a defense suggestion ...

STATE OF VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY VERMONT STATE POLICE PRESS RELEASE INCIDENT: Sexual Assault CASE #: 09D202852 INVESTIGATOR: Detective Sergeant Richard Holden STATION: Bureau of Criminal Investigation - Troop D - Rockingham Barracks CONTACT#: 875-2112 DATE/TIME: October 23, 2009 at approximately 01:15 hours LOCATION: Landmark College, ...

Environmental activists in Windham County joined protesters all over the world Saturday to bring attention to global warming and demand a science-based plan to address climate change.

Ashley Tyler, 21, of Vernon, was cited Sept. 14 for disorderly conduct after police responded to a reported fight in progress.

A proposed plan to ask voters for $1.8 million for renovations to the Rockingham Library might be scaled back after the Selectboard said Tuesday they would have trouble supporting the project.

Amtrak's ridership nationally dropped by more than 1 million passengers from record levels set last year, a 5.4 percent decline, but its two Vermont lines saw ridership remain flat or increase slightly.

A small high school in Windham County is working to promote energy efficiency. And it's a first of its kind project in Vermont.

The Putney Library will host a talk by David Rohn on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. This is the first of a three-part series of Artists Talk at the Putney Library.

While Columbus Day weekend in Windham County means an onslaught of apple pies, tag sales and leaf peepers, it also marks the Empty Bowls Dinner in Putney.