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WINDHAM COUNTY - The Thanksgiving holiday is one of the busiest travel periods for Americans. With more drivers on the roads than usual, the likelihood of a motor vehicle crash will increase. With this in mind, the Windham County Highway Safety Task Force - consisting of the Bellows Falls Police...
LONDONDERRY - The town of Londonderry has executed a contract for 20 hours of weekly policing services with the Windham County Sheriff’s Office, effective since Tuesday, July 13.
Residents at the 2021 Londonderry Town Meeting overwhelmingly voted to support the $41,000 one-year contract,...
VERMONT- April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the Vermont State Police, county sheriffs, and local police departments will be joining forces across the state to focus enforcement efforts on texting and distracted-driving laws, and to raise awareness about the dangers and...
State officials are urging hikers and bikers to avoid muddy trails during spring runoff.
State officials are urging hikers and bikers to avoid muddy trails during spring runoff.
VERMONT- The  Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation and its partners remind hikers of mud season at this time of year and ask for the public’s help protecting Vermont’s trails. This year, COVID-19 is still a dominant concern, even with more people vaccinated. FPR and partners are asking...
Tayler Smith Driver arrested at hospital
JAMAICA- A Keene, NH man was charged with driving under the influence following a crash on Route 30 at the intersection of Turkey Mountain Road at about 10:48 pm on Sunday, March 7.  The driver, Tayler Smith, 26, had been...
Information on graffiti sought The Windham County Sheriff’s Department is investigating hate-motivated unlawful mischief and disorderly conduct reported on the morning of Sunday, August 2.  According to the report, three men spray-painted the phrase “White is right BLDM” in...
Vermont health officials are offering free COVID-19 testing at pop-up testing sites around the state for any Vermonters without symptoms. On Tuesday, 256 people had specimens collected for testing at a pop-up site in Bennington..  According to the state's daily update, they will offer testing...
Driver charged with DUI
WILMINGTON- Police stopped a vehicle for speeding on East Main Street at about 12:18 on Thursday March 27.  According to police reports, while speaking with the driver, Daniel Harris, 20, of West Springfield, MA, the officer smelled a strong odor of...
Brookline man faces multiple charges
TOWNSHEND- Police responded to a report of an altercation at Riverbend Market at about 9:29 pm on Thursday, March 19.  
Following their investigation, police arrested Matthew Prue, 30, of Brookline, for simple assault, false...
Theft of mail, attempted fraud
WILMINGTON- The Wilmington Police Department is investigating a report that a local resident’s mail had been skimmed from the mail drop box outside the US Post Office on East Main Street on the evening of Wednesday, March 11. The mail...

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