Not only has the sword been taken from the statue of the hero of the Battle of Bennington - but a state of Vermont officials want to make sure the statue “is not perceived negatively” before restoring it. Hardly inspiring support for the man who rallied his troops facing the British by yelling, “They are ours, or this night Molly Stark sleeps a widow!”

A small not-for-profit operates Green Mountain Express, with 15 buses and six minivans in Bennington County. GME lost half of its ridership during the worst of the pandemic, but still was able to offer innovative services for health care providers and the 16% of Bennington County that lives under the poverty line.

51 years ago, a Manchester man helped the United States go to the moon. Now he’s psyched to see Americans return to space for the first time in nine years.

RAD hopes the petition will raise awareness statewide about how ‘marginalized’ people distrust police. It also wants Bennington PD to remove from its website photos of helmeted police officers. And it says that former Bennington Rep. Kiah Morris, now a RAD leader, is not directly involved.

KC Myers had lapsed back into his illegal drug use habit when he committed the crime, police say.

Some members of the Pownal selectboard see the long-closed Green Mountain Racetrack as a decaying, dangerous eyesore that, in the Covid-19 era, is no longer suitable for mass gatherings. Other members say - not so fast.

The Vermont ACLU says the Bennington police report cites some racial disparity problems, but sidesteps others.

Rep. Cynthia Browning (D-Arlington) has declared her candidacy for House Speaker, if re-elected. She also called out Johnson on the floor of the House and insisted on a quorum for a crucial vote on remote voting. Now, she faces a tough primary challenge.

Is there a problem, officer? I was only going 108 miles per hour.

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