Sean Silverman picks his way over boulders and debris Tuesday about two miles up the Kelly Stand Road in Arlington. Damage from Tropical Storm Irene has limited access to campsites along the seasonal road.
4/17/2012
Album ID: 1453046
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Community Visit
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The Vermont Council on Rural Development began its Bennington Community Visit with a series of meetings Thursday. The topic of poverty drew one of the largest crowds. The program continues with a community pizza dinner from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Bennington Fire House. That will be followed by a meeting devoted to the town's self-image. Meetings focusing on education and economic development take place, respectively, at the Elks Lodge and Masonic Temple from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
3/15/2012
Album ID: 1433644
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Family Friendly
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The village of North Bennington has once again been named by businessweek.com as the best place in Vermont to raise a family.
11/30/2011
Album ID: 1371106
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Irene flooding, damage in Bennington, Woodford
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8/28/2011
Album ID: 1310784
Photos by Austin Danforth
Commemorative Quilt
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Nancy Holmes holds a quilt commemorating the town of Shaftsbury’s 250th anniversary. The queen-sized piece, which Holmes created with the help of the local quilting guild, is being raffled to benefit an anniversary celebration set for Aug. 19 and 20. Raffle tickets, $1 or six for $5, are available at the Shaftsbury Country Store and the town office.
8/3/2011
Album ID: 1297166
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Candelora Hydro
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Dennis Candelora and his family are proposing to build a hydro project in Pownal that could provide enough electricity to power the equivalent of 48.5 homes per year. With Candelora are his wife, Lani, and their four children, Maria, 6, Angelo, 4, Antony, 3, and Luccio, 31/2 months.
5/20/2011
Album ID: 1251857
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Pownal OKs ATVs on roads
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Nick Baker, right, and Brandon Rowe take a break Friday from riding their ATVs in Pownal. The Select Board this week voted to allow four-wheelers on town roads.
5/13/2011
Album ID: 1247190
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Dog license deadline
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Zoe Baker, an assistant in the Bennington town clerk's office, sells a dog license to Karen Post. April 1 is the deadline for dog owners to renew their pets' tags. The cost is $8 for neutered dogs; otherwise, the cost is $12.
3/31/2011
Album ID: 1204286
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Manchester's 250th anniversary
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Donald Otis is overcome with emotion Monday as he and his wife, Nancy Otis, are named grand marshals of Manchester’s 250th anniversary celebration during a ceremony at the Bennington County Courthouse. Donald Otis is a former headmaster of Burr and Burton Seminary; Nancy Otis co-authored a history of Manchester. Lyman Foss, dressed as a town crier, read the town charter. Members of Boy Scout Troop 332 joined in singing Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land.”
3/21/2011
Album ID: 1196439
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Biomass meeting
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Dozens came to a meeting on Saturday morning at the Green Mountain Race Track about the proposed biomass project in Pownal.
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