Bennington /tags/bennington Bennington en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:52:38 GMT A tour around Vermont ahead of Town Meeting Day /show/vermont-edition/2025-03-03/a-tour-around-vermont-ahead-of-town-meeting-day Town officials from Burlington, Swanton, Plainfield, Bennington and Rockingham discuss important issues from their Town Meeting Day ballots. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 19:52:38 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2025-03-03/a-tour-around-vermont-ahead-of-town-meeting-day Mikaela Lefrak, Andrea Laurion, Jon Ehrens, Daniela Fierro The Bennington Battle Monument is full of water. Saving it could cost $40M /local-news/2025-02-06/bennington-battle-monument-water-saving-cost-40-million 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 â€� and popular tourist destination â€� will far exceed that figure. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 20:31:46 GMT /local-news/2025-02-06/bennington-battle-monument-water-saving-cost-40-million Peter Hirschfeld Vermont libraries get federal funds to upgrade facilities /local-news/2024-10-01/vermont-libraries-get-federal-funds-to-upgrade-facilities 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. Tue, 01 Oct 2024 19:35:57 GMT /local-news/2024-10-01/vermont-libraries-get-federal-funds-to-upgrade-facilities Peter Hirschfeld Rep. Balint brings $1 million federal grant to Bennington downtown development project /local-news/2024-04-26/rep-balint-brings-1-million-federal-grant-to-bennington-downtown-development-project 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. Fri, 26 Apr 2024 21:46:24 GMT /local-news/2024-04-26/rep-balint-brings-1-million-federal-grant-to-bennington-downtown-development-project Howard Weiss-Tisman How many Vermonters are unhoused? The state’s best answer is likely incomplete /local-news/2024-02-06/how-many-vermonters-are-unhoused-the-states-best-answer-is-likely-incomplete As Vermonters get turned away from shelter, more are likely living outside â€� making them harder to count and harder to help. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 10:00:49 GMT /local-news/2024-02-06/how-many-vermonters-are-unhoused-the-states-best-answer-is-likely-incomplete Carly Berlin As the search for PFAS contamination widens in Bennington, residents wonder what’s next /local-news/2023-10-30/as-the-search-for-pfas-contamination-widens-in-bennington-residents-wonder-whats-next 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. Mon, 30 Oct 2023 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-10-30/as-the-search-for-pfas-contamination-widens-in-bennington-residents-wonder-whats-next Howard Weiss-Tisman The magic of skipping stones at Lake Paran in Bennington /local-news/2023-09-22/the-magic-of-skipping-stones-at-lake-paran-in-bennington The 10th annual Lake Paran Stone Skipping Competition was held on Sept. 16 in Bennington. Fri, 22 Sep 2023 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-09-22/the-magic-of-skipping-stones-at-lake-paran-in-bennington Howard Weiss-Tisman Former Bennington residents accuse town of retaliation after complaints of racial profiling /local-news/2023-07-24/former-bennington-residents-accuse-town-officials-of-retaliation-after-complaints-of-racial-profiling 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. Tue, 25 Jul 2023 00:07:55 GMT /local-news/2023-07-24/former-bennington-residents-accuse-town-officials-of-retaliation-after-complaints-of-racial-profiling Liam Elder-Connors Death of man in Bennington Police holding cell ruled an accidental overdose /local-news/2023-05-16/death-of-man-in-bennington-police-holding-cell-ruled-an-accidental-overdose 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. Tue, 16 May 2023 17:04:43 GMT /local-news/2023-05-16/death-of-man-in-bennington-police-holding-cell-ruled-an-accidental-overdose Liam Elder-Connors Bennington College literary magazine wins prestigious Whiting Prize /local-news/2022-08-26/bennington-college-literary-magazine-wins-prestigious-whiting-prize 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. Fri, 26 Aug 2022 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2022-08-26/bennington-college-literary-magazine-wins-prestigious-whiting-prize Mitch Wertlieb, Karen Anderson