House candidate files suit over social media comments

BENNINGTON — Comments on internet sites have touched off a firestorm of allegations and countercharges involving a candidate for the Statehouse, the chairman of the Bennington County Democratic Party and other residents.
Kevin Hoyt, a Republican candidate in the Bennington 2-1 House district, is accusing the Democratic chairman, Aaron Sawyer, and two others of defaming him in social media comments and by word of mouth. He has filed a defamation suit against each person, and on Monday filed