4 votes in Pownal, 2 in Woodford sink Act 46 proposal

Voters head to the Bennington Fire Station to cast their ballots on the Act 46 merger proposal Tuesday. Photo by Holly Pelczynski/Bennington Banner
(This story by Derek Carson first appeared in the Bennington Banner on Nov. 7, 2017.)
BENNINGTON — The merger proposal that would have created the Mount Anthony Unified School District out of the Bennington, Pownal, Shaftsbury, Woodford and Mount Anthony Union school districts has failed.
After passing with almost two-thirds of the vote in Shaf