Midday Newscast: January 15, 2009

Patrick Leahy is presiding over the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on the confirmation of Attorney General-designate Eric Holder; Vermont legislators will have to decide this year what to do about a state office building in Bennington;

Midday Report: January 9, 2008

Opponents say the latest problems at Vermont Yankee have given them new grounds for arguing that the nuclear power plant should close; in Bennington, more than $1,000 in damage was done to a former school building during a burglary;

After almost 50 years, judge calls it quits

Probate Judge Doris Buchanan, who’s 74, is retiring effective February first. Buchanan will draw a curtain on a career that included stints as a municipal court reporter, stenographer, clerk and judge.
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Audio Postcard: Old Bennington

The hillside village of Old Bennington is a popular spot for leaf-peepers. We continue our series of audio postcards from Vermont towns with a visit to the Old First Church that stands there, and the cemetery that dates back to 1761.