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Town officials from Burlington, Swanton, Plainfield, Bennington and Rockingham discuss important issues from their Town Meeting Day ballots.

The 306-foot-tall monument cost $102,000 to construct in the late 1880s, but the price tag to keep it viable as a historic site � and popular tourist destination � will far exceed that figure.

While the $15.9 million in grants will provide a major lift to the libraries receiving funds, it won’t come to addressing the backlog of infrastructure needs at the 187 public libraries in Vermont.

On Friday, U.S. Congresswoman Becca Balint toured the site of the former Bennington High School, where developers hope to bring housing, childcare and senior services.

As Vermonters get turned away from shelter, more are likely living outside � making them harder to count and harder to help.

The state now says it wants to test up to 90 wells across southern Bennington for toxic PFAS chemicals, and residents within the testing area are anxiously awaiting more information.

The 10th annual Lake Paran Stone Skipping Competition was held on Sept. 16 in Bennington.

Two former Bennington residents are accusing town officials of retaliating against them for filing complaints against the police department, according to a lawsuit filed on Friday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont.

The death of a man in a holding cell at the Bennington Police Department has been ruled an accidental drug overdose, according to the Chief Medical Examiner's office.

A literary journal published out of Bennington College has been honored as one of just five publications around the country to win the prestigious Whiting Literary Magazine Prize.