Townshend News

Vermont State Police are investigating the theft of six chain saws from two Davey Tree Expert trucks parked at the Agency of Transportation's district garage on Route 5. Anyone with information about the theft, which took place on the night of Nov.

The greatest holiday film ever made was not Jimmy Stewart's It's A Wonderful Life , from 1946, but the 1955 black comedy We're No Angels .

Authorities say a single-engine plane rolled over after it landed and as it taxied through a field in southern Vermont, and the pilot suffered minor injuries.

MONTPELIER, Vt. - A former U.S. ambassador who served as a private advisor to Kurdish leaders in Iraq defended his financial stake in oil fields in the country's north, insisting Saturday there was no conflict of interest.

A plane taxiing in a field flipped over Friday afternoon, but no one was seriously hurt, according to Vermont State Police.

Vermonters have followed the career of Peter Galbraith with interest because he is a resident of Townshend who, no matter how many air miles he has logged as a diplomat, continues to maintain his connections with his home state.

The Jamaica Town Hall is hosting a community talent show on Saturday, Nov. 21, to benefit the Jamaica Town Hall Programming Committee and the Jamaica School Club.

A man died Friday morning when his pickup truck overturned into the Wardsboro Brook, according to Vermont State Police.

Andrew Reynolds, 18, of Brattleboro, appeared in Windham District Court Monday to answer to the charges of assault with a deadly weapon, reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct.

Submitted by Tom Connor Tom Connor, Director of Leland and Gray's Journey East: Asian Studies Academy and Sino-American Arts Exchange announced local performance venues and dates for the much anticipated visit by students and teachers from the Arts College of Inner Mongolia University.

Crews across Windham County were busy Monday filling in holes, emptying out catch basins and scraping mud from the roads after torrential rain Saturday caused washouts in many towns.

22 after police found she had an active warrant for her arrest. She was subsequently lodged at the Brattleboro Police Department in lieu of a $324 fine.

With a number of UK tours under their belts and a summer full of festival performances Pama International now prepare for a full national tour including a fistful of dates supporting The Specials.

As Vermonters of all ages line up for their seasonal flu shots, the state is doing its best to distribute the vaccine and get the medicine into the arms of people who want it.

On Oct. 12, a couple from New York were rescued from the Green Mountain National Forest in Stratton by members of the Winhall Police and Rescue Department.

Police are warning hikers who take to the woods this fall to be aware of the hike's demands and how much daylight is left in the day following two recent incidents.

Come celebrate fall's bountiful harvest during the 25th annual Pumpkin Festival, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday on the Townshend Common.

The Townshend Selectboard discussed the town Web site and the town budget and appointed a vice-chairman to the board at its meeting last Monday.

The top American official at the U.N. mission in Afghanistan is losing his job after he disagreed with superiors over how to deal with widespread fraud charges from the presidential election, people familiar with the decision said today.

Vermonter Peter Galbraith, the United Nations' second highest official in Afghanistan, says he believes he was fired from his diplomatic post for calling the recent Afghan elections fraudulent.