Townshend News

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.

A craftsman from Townshend needs to keep his skills and his tools very sharp. Charlie Dion carves wood with chainsaws.

Results from this year's standardized science test scores showed a wide discrepancy in how students were learning basic science skills in Windham County's public schools, according to data released this week by the Vermont Department of Education.

A local woodland is among the six Vermont parks hosting a birthday bash to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the first state forest.

Vermont's forests are 100 years old. Of course the trees are much older than that-- but it's been 100 years since the state bought forestland and started the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation.

A variety of outings are planned by the Brattleboro section of the Green Mountain Club and everyone is invited to participate.

A Vermonter who is the top American diplomat with the United Nations mission in Afghanistan has some advice for the Vermont National Guard soldiers who will soon be headed there: Be vigilant, but be trustful, too.

The 8th Masonic District Meeting was held at Mt. Lebanon Lodge in Jamaica on Sept.