School Board proposes ban on idling vehicles

Monday night, the School Board gave first reading to a proposed policy that would prohibit vehicles other than school buses from idling while on school property.

Innocent plea heard in teenage sex case

A North Springfield man denied a charge Tuesday he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl.

The Caring Hearts Of Lively Lights

They boxed up care packages filled with toiletries, hats, gloves, and scarves to deliver to the Department of Children and Family Services in hopes of easing the transition of children being placed in emergency foster-care.

Child killer to get new sentence

A 48-year-old former Springfield man who has been in prison since 1994 for the murder of his then-girlfriend's little girl will get a new sentence.

Forum set on schools' future

Community members are invited to a forum to discuss what they would like from their schools in the future, 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the high school cafeteria.

Local candidates few in number

On Town Meeting day March 3rd, voters will find few candidates to choose from on the ballot. Two seats on the Select Board will be up for voting but their present office holders Terri Benton and John Swanson are running unopposed. Only one seat on the School Board is up but in this case the incumbent has two challengers, Scott Adnams and Earl Davis, Jr.

Bridge build to shake up Main Street

The Agency of Transportation plans on turning Main Street into a one-way street starting this spring to accommodate the rebuilding of the Community Center Bridge, according to Roger Whitcomb, an engineer with the Agency of Transportation.

Town eyes federal stimulus funds

Springfield hopes to take advantage of President Barack Obama's economic stimulus program and get local approval at town meeting for $9.2 million in water and sewer improvements.

SOM Stunned by Board Decision

When the Springfield Board of Selectmen voted to cut the annual $20,000 capital appropriation to support Springfield on the Move, Executive Director Mary Helen Hawthorne said she was shocked.

Dog killed in house fire

Firefighters were called to a home on Brook Street shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday. The owner got out unharmed. Firemen were able to rescue birds and other animals that were inside the burning house. However, one dog did die. The cause of the fire is under investigation, extent of the damage not yet certain.

Stiff jail sentence for brutal kidnapper

Calling him a menace to Vermonters' safety and one of the most dangerous criminals she has been in contact with in her career, a district judge Tuesday sentenced a Springfield man to jail for virtually the rest of his life.

Defendant denies kicking dying man

A Springfield man denied charges Tuesday he kicked a man who lay dying from multiple gunshot wounds.

Governor weighs in on school budget

Gov. James Douglas praised the Springfield School Board on Monday for its effort to keep spending down, but he said the board still hadn't met his goal for level-funding this year.

Governor paints a grim economic picture

After laying out a slimmed-down budget in Montpelier last week, Gov. Jim Douglas gave Springfield business and community leaders a sobering forecast of the state's immediate economic future on Monday.

Signs of life at the old movie theater

A crane was observed working along the side of the burned-out hulk of the old movie theater.

Springfield's Person of the Year Named

Friday night brought a festive gathering of Springfield's business leaders to Crown Point Country Club.

Filming Begins For Obama Invitation

Filming has begun for the Obama Advertisement the fourth graders at Park Street School are making to send to the White House in an attempt to get President Obama to visit them and Vermont.

Students Shoot for Presidential Visit

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Man faces charges in daughter's death

Andrew L. Bedner Jr. is facing a second-degree murder charge in the death of his 8-week-old daughter last summer.

Bedner Charged with Murder

Andrew L. Bedner, Jr., may be spending the rest of his life behind bars. Prosecutors increased what had been first-degree felony aggravated domestic assault accusations against the Springfield resident, 28, in the beating death of his infant daughter, Cadence, last summer.