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Whitingham man charged for child sexual abuse material will serve probation under plea agreement

BRATTLEBORO- A Whitingham man charged with possessing child sexual abuse material will serve 10 years probation under the terms of a plea agreement filed in Windham Criminal Court.
Adam Ranslow, 41, was originally charged with four felony counts of possessing child sexual abuse material as...

Halifax seeks ordinance input

HALIFAX - Residents in Halifax are being asked to weigh in about their priorities around animal ordinances in the town. The effort to gain insight, which has taken the form of a survey, is in anticipation of an ordinance the selectboard aims to adopt with regard to dogs in the coming months. ...

Halifax to celebrate 275th anniversary with town-wide festivities, parade

HALIFAX- Vermont’s second oldest town celebrates its 275th anniversary next week with a four-day townwide celebration.
The festivities kick off on Thursday, September 18, from 4 to 6 pm with an evening of family fun at Goudreau Farm, located at 1518 Pennel Hill. The evening includes a...

Protesters use voices in downtown Wilmington

Protesters gathered at the four corners in the village for the “Workers Over Billionaires” protest against the Trump administration and its policies on Labor Day. Participants created and raised various signs, including the ones shown above, and recited chants in downtown Wilmington...

Senior meals director departs after 10 years

JACKSONVILLE - After overseeing the senior meals program for 10 years, Terrie Dumaine is stepping down from her post as director.
As the director of the senior meals program in Jacksonville, Dumaine oversaw the distribution of delivered meals as well as the serving of in-person lunches...

Pickleball clinic bounces to town tennis courts

WILMINGTON — Pick up your paddles and storm the courts for the upcoming pickleball clinic.
The Wilmington Recreation Commission is sponsoring a pickleball clinic from 10 am to noon Saturday at the town tennis courts at 20 Beaver Street. Professional pickleball instructor and local resident...

SVMC announces closure of clinic at Mount Snow

DOVER - Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, a member of Dartmouth Health, has discontinued service at its Mount Snow clinic, Mountain Medical Services. The clinic, which opened in 1997, was acquired by SVMC in 2007.
Mountain Medical Services was located at the base of Mount Snow and...

WSSU shares “positive” start to year, operations planning

WHITINGHAM- The opening week of the school year, as well as maintenance and operations planning topped discussions at the regular meeting of the Windham Southwest Supervisory Union board on Wednesday evening.
WSWSU Superintendent Bill Bazyk said the opening of the academic year at schools...

Green Mountain Power workers bury power lines. Screenshot courtesy WCAX

Power company presentation focuses on unpredictable weather and safety issues

By Lauren Harkawik
SOUTHERN VERMONT - During a live presentation held virtually on Facebook on Monday, employees from Green Mountain Power said efforts in southern Vermont to bury power lines to mitigate the threat of weather-related power outages have been successful. Presenters said...

Payne during a court hearing in Stamford, CT. Image courtesy of News12CT

Man who led three-state manhunt held without bail

By Mike Eldred
DOVER- An armed man who led police on a three-state manhunt following an alleged assault in Dover last week has been taken into custody and is being held without bail.
Mason L. Payne, 23, of Weathersfield, was ordered held without bail at his arraignment in Windham...