Manchester Journal

6 days ago | manchesterjournal.com | Susan Smallheer

BELLOWS FALLS — Only members of the Rockingham Select Board or their designees will be allowed to suggest what commemorative flags the town would fly, according to a draft policy the board is considering. The Select Board took a look at the proposed flag policy Tuesday night, and sent it back to the town attorney for more adjustments. The board will vote to either adopt or reject it in two weeks, according to Town Manager Scott Pickup.

1 week ago | manchesterjournal.com | Michael Albans

MANCHESTER — A case involving a violent domestic assault, set to go to trial this summer in Bennington County, highlights the current rise in domestic abuse incidents in the local courts, how repeat offenders can often skirt the system for years before facing any serious jail time, and what might begin to stem the tide. The case against Daniel Richland, 33, is, by all accounts, extremely violent.

1 week ago | manchesterjournal.com | Chris Mays

Mud season brings trail closures, which are intended for their protection and future enjoyment. The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) said mud season can run until Memorial Day in upper elevations.

1 week ago | manchesterjournal.com | Michael Albans

BENNINGTON — There’s a new Bennington County Deputy State Prosecutor, and she’s a Vermont native with a passion for balancing the rights of defendants, community safety, and the constitutional requirements of the law. Anna Cykon grew up the middle child of a prosecutor and an occupational therapist in Montpelier, the place she still calls home and the town her parents still live in. Her upbringing was “wonderful” and one of the main reasons she moved back to Vermont.

1 week ago | manchesterjournal.com | Chris Mays

MONTPELIER — Vermont is following the law and and proud of its efforts to be welcoming to all students, Education Secretary Zoie Saunders told the U.S. Department of Education. "And because of — not despite —those efforts, Vermont can confidently certify — as it has in the past — that it complies with current Title 6 statutory, regulatory, and decisional law," she wrote Monday in response to a request for certification from the federal government.