Shaftsbury NewsLocal news for Shaftsbury, VT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Effort to designate village centers progresses- July 21, 2008 Efforts to have certain areas in town designated as village centers have progressed, with town officials looking to apply to the state by the first week of August.http://www.topix.net/city/shaftsbury-vt/2008/07/effort-to-designate-village-centers-progre... Couple rebuilds barn, life- July 19, 2008 On a misty February morning, fire crews responded to a report of a structural fire on Dermody Road.http://www.topix.net/city/shaftsbury-vt/2008/07/couple-rebuilds-barn-life?fromrss=1 Pownal man denies guilt in forcible teen sex case- July 17, 2008 A Pownal man could face life in prison if convicted on charges stemming from a police accusation that he forced a 13-year-old girl to have sex with him when he was 19 years old.http://www.topix.net/city/shaftsbury-vt/2008/07/pownal-man-denies-guilt-in-forcible-teen-s... DSLexpansion to benefit Bennington County- July 14, 2008 A recently announced expansion of digital subscriber line service by Fairpoint Communications will affect a large swath of Bennington County.http://www.topix.net/city/shaftsbury-vt/2008/07/dslexpansion-to-benefit-bennington-county?... Molestation charges balance on judge decision- July 12, 2008 If a judge rules that police violated the rights of a man accused of shooting his former brother-in-law to death last year, charges that he molested at least three children may be thrown out.http://www.topix.net/city/shaftsbury-vt/2008/07/molestation-charges-balance-on-judge-decis... Disorderly Conduct at a Structure Fire- July 11, 2008 Upon arrival at a structure fire at 39 Mountain Road in Woodford, Assistant Fire Chief Walter Clark of the Bennington Rural Volunteer Fire Dept observed 50 year old Thomas Regan of Wolcott CT attempting to put ...http://www.topix.net/city/shaftsbury-vt/2008/07/disorderly-conduct-at-a-structure-fire?fro... Foxholes and faith- July 11, 2008 There is a saying attributed to World War II news correspondent Ernie Pyle that there are no atheists in foxholes.http://www.topix.net/city/shaftsbury-vt/2008/07/foxholes-and-faith?fromrss=1 Shaftsbury man pleads not guilty to aggravated assault charge- July 9, 2008 A Shaftsbury man was released on conditions after being arraigned in Bennington District Court on Monday on a charge that he attacked a man with a knife.http://www.topix.net/city/shaftsbury-vt/2008/07/shaftsbury-man-pleads-not-guilty-to-aggrav... Felony knife charges denied- July 8, 2008 A Shaftsbury man and a local teenage girl pleaded innocent on Monday to felony charges that they had been involved in an incident on Sunday where another man was threatened with a knife, according to police.http://www.topix.net/city/shaftsbury-vt/2008/07/felony-knife-charges-denied?fromrss=1 $25,000 bail set in sexual assault case- July 6, 2008 A Shaftsbury man was ordered held on $25,000 bail after a weight of evidence hearing in Bennington District Court on Thursday.http://www.topix.net/city/shaftsbury-vt/2008/07/25-000-bail-set-in-sexual-assault-case?fro... |