Southern Vermont

Shelburne Rep. Shawn Sweeney presented a proposal to fellow lawmakers Tuesday that he says would preserve the historic site at a fraction of the $40 million that state officials have previously estimated.

Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington is set to build a new 12-bed psychiatric unit for adolescents. This comes as state health officials say they're seeing an increase of youth with symptoms of mental illness that require inpatient care.

Westminster recently held a three-day event to recognize the 250th anniversary of the Westminster Massacre, but there are questions around the event's significance in the American Revolution.

Between 1945 and 1950, five people disappeared near Bennington. Seventy-five years later, the mystery has garnered a following around the globe.

Some of the reasons: rising costs amid climate and health care crises, a desire to reduce property taxes, plus an easier approval process.

The election took place on Friday, with 123 ballots cast in favor of unionizing and 57 against.

A group of 85 refugees from Jordan and Syria are in Brattleboro taking part in a first-of-its-kind college preparatory program as they get ready to attend American universities and colleges in the fall.

The 306-foot-tall monument cost $102,000 to construct in the late 1880s, but the price tag to keep it viable as a historic site — and popular tourist destination — will far exceed that figure.

Garden design author Gordon Hayward has been writing a series of profile pieces for the Brattleboro Reformer. He thinks knowing more about our neighbors is one way to address the global challenges we all face.

Brattleboro representative town meeting members voted down a new ordinance that gave the police authority to issue civil fines to control anti-social behavior downtown.