Windham County News

Police have identified the victim of a deadly crash in Windham County. State Police say 55-year-old Robert Saunders, of Vernon, was killed Friday when his pickup truck went off a curve on South Wardsboro Road in Newfane.

Authorities used a scent-seeking dog Wednesday to investigate a suspicious fire at 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.

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

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

One recommendation being considered by a commission created by the Legislature to review the state's judicial system is to reduce the number of probate judges in southern Vermont from five to one.

Former State Sen. Matt Dunne is set to announce he'll run for Vermont governor this morning.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSES: English language classes for non-native speakers of English in Windham County are available for free at Vermont Adult Learning on Birge Street in Brattleboro.

When a fire destroyed the beloved, centuries-old Putney General Store 18 months ago, some people here cried.The creaky wooden building where locals arrived for coffee, hardware and gossip, and where tourists ducked in to buy maple syrup by the gallon meant that much to them.Now, they're crying again.A suspicious fire swept through the 2 1/2-story ...

For students at Dummerston School, hitting the fifth grade is almost as big a milestone as graduating, because it marks the year students get to focus on delivering the weather report to the entire county.

HAUNTED HOUSE SATURDAY: Come to a fun and frightening Halloween Haunted House presented by the Rockingham Free Public Library on Saturday from 6-9 p.m. It will take place at the Masonic Temple, next door to the library.

During the 2009-10 concert season, the Windham Orchestra will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its founding in 1969.

A 48-year-old Brattleboro woman pleaded innocent Wednesday to charges she held up a local gas station at knifepoint the day before while under the influence of crack cocaine.

HALLOWEEN PARADE FRIDAY: Central Elementary School will host its annual Halloween Parade on Friday at 1:30 p.m. Students and adults, most in costumes, will start their parade on George Street, walk down Atkinson Street, to Oak Street, Church Place and back to the Central School.

GLOBAL HUNGER PROGRAM: Can music help feed the starving? There will be a presentation by Kelly Moore, performer, humanitarian and founder of "Music for Mankind" tonight at 7 at the Rockingham Free Public Library, 65 Westminster St.

"Old Time Rules Will Prevail: The Fiddle Contest in Vermont," presented by Adam Boyce is a program of the Vermont Humanities Council, which will be hosted by the Arts Council of Windham County at 7 p.m., tonight at the Brattleboro Museum & Arts Center, 10 Vernon St.

A former interim Bellows Falls Police chief has entered into a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney's office over criminal charges accusing him of using a village credit card to gamble at Connecticut casinos in 2007.

PARKING GARAGE REPAIR: The Brattleboro Parking Department announces that from Tuesday, Oct.

HALLOWEEN PARTY: There will be a Halloween Party at Rockingham Medical Group on Saturday, Oct.

HULA HOOPING IT UP: The Brattleboro Recreation & Parks Department will be offering a hula hooping class on Thursdays from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Gibson Aiken Center, 207 Main St., in Gymnastics Room.