BENNINGTON - A Highland Avenue woman is accused of using a cigarette to ignite bags of clothes and magazines on the porch of a mobile home
that had a family inside.
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MANCHESTER - Burr and Burton Academy will become one of the 105 schools in Vermont with a 1:1 technology program by distributing iPads to every student.
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MANCHESTER - Burr and Burton Academy is poised to expand its main campus in Manchester Village by about 20 acres when the sale of two adjoining property parcels is finalized.
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MANCHESTER - On the morning of Dec. 13, 1972, many area residents not living within earshot of the former Whipple's Pharmacy awoke to the shocking news that the town's police chief, Dana L Thompson, had been killed in a shoot-out the night before while investigating a report of a burglary.
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MANCHESTER - The Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union (BRSU) completed the final steps of a two-and-a-half year project Monday to merge the six school supervisory union under a single teaching contract, through the ratification of a Teacher Master Agreement.
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MANCHESTER - A 63 year-old Manchester woman was arrested on a felony charge of first degree arson early Wednesday morning, May 22, and is scheduled for arraignment at the Bennington District Court Thursday, May 23.
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MANCHESTER -- Last Tuesday afternoon, Manchester Police were alerted to a theft from Long Ago and Far Away of a $1,750 polar bear statue. The suspect has since been identified as Christopher E. Richards, 45, of Brandon and is currently being held without bail until a weight of evidence hearing is held.
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BENNINGTON -- After a $1,750 polar bear statue was taken from a Manchester retail store on Tuesday, police said they picked up the chase for the suspects after the store owners left off.
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DORSET - The town of Dorset is in the process of tabulating numbers from a survey to help predict where the growth of the town may be headed in the coming years. The survey, as well as a study, are a part of the 2014 Town Plan review and re-adoption process, a process completed every five years.
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MANCHESTER - Manchester Assessor and Economic Development Officer Pauline Moore, and Zoning Administrator Lee Krohn, believe that creating a business in Manchester is about much more than simply running said business and making a profit - it is also about the quality of life in the town where the business is built. Because of this belief, they have started UCanVT, an economic development program geared towards bringing new, and pre-existing businesses to the town.
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MANCHESTER - The third and last segment of the Community Visit, titled the Resource Meeting, is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21. It will focus on the top four priorities that were decided on during the last meeting, according to Zoning Administrator Lee Krohn. The meeting will take place from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., in the cafeteria at Burr and Burton.
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DORSET - Just along Route 30 in Dorset, drivers can get a small peek into the upper portion of the Dorset Marble Quarry, the first marble quarry in the country. On a hot summer day, those looking for a refreshing swim have been known to park along Kelly Road to reach the cold waters of the now-flooded quarry.
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