Celebrations Oct 22, 2009
Maria Luisa Gambale and Zachary Stewart Taylor of Brooklyn, N.Y., will be married on July 4, 2009, in Bennington, Vt. Fri Jun 05, 2009, 03:01 PM EDT. (Danvers Herald, MA)
All aboard for Vermont? Oct 21, 2009
One or two other trains would operate over a loop from the Capital Region through Saratoga Springs and Fort Edward into Rutland, and through western Vermont on a line through Manchester and North Bennington, coming into New York state at Hoosick ... He said service through Bennington and up to Burlington also could help attract more riders. (Albany Times Union)
Hospitals Restrict Visitors to Combat H1N1 Oct 20, 2009
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington was another facility that had not taken steps to restrict visitors, said Kevin Robinson, communications director. "There's a sign at our entrance that says if you're sick, don't visit," he said, but it had been up for a while. (CBS News)
Plasan Expanding Bennington Facility Oct 11, 2009
Bennington, Vermont - October 10, 2009. A Bennington manufacturing company is planning a major expansion. (WCAX.com, VT)
Students Play in the Mud Oct 8, 2009
"I really like playing with the big trucks. And that backhoe was pretty cool. I'm just happy I didn't kill anybody on it. I wasn't sure how to use it," said Katie Henderson of Bennington, who got to operate a backhoe. Students from the state's 16 tech centers got to operate heavy machinery at Career Construction Day. (WCAX.com, VT)
Accused Killer Wants Trial Moved Oct 2, 2009
Bennington, Vermont - October 1, 2009. A Bennington County man wants his upcoming murder trial moved ... Christmas claims the trial has received too much pre-trial publicity, and picking a non-biased jury in Bennington County would be tough. (WCAX.com, VT)
Students Burned In Pepper Prank Oct 2, 2009
BENNINGTON, VT -- A pepper prank is burning some students. Four people have pleaded guilty to trying to steal a giant pepper off a Chili's restaurant in Bennington, Vermont ... The Bennington Banner is reporting the would-be pepper-nappers have been sentenced to write five-page essays on how they've wasted taxpayers' money. (KIRO TV, WA)
Four Sentenced in Giant Chili Heist Oct 1, 2009
Bennington, Vermont - September 30, 2009. Four people have been sentenced for trying to steal a 300 pound metal chili pepper off the top of a Chili's Restaurant in Bennington last month ... The group, including two Bennington College seniors, a recent grad about to start Americorps and an applicant to an Ivy League school were originally charged with felonies for the failed prank. (WCAX.com, VT)
Richard LaFountain Firth (4) Sep 30, 2009
He was born Dec. 14, 1918, in Bennington, Vt ... Services will be held in Bennington, Vt. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Former Bennington Bank Manager Charged with Fraud Sep 26, 2009
Bennington, Vermont - September 25, 2009. A former Bennington bank manager is charged with three counts of federal bank fraud ... Thivierge served as manager of Chittenden Bank's main Bennington branch and the bank's Bennington Square branch from 2003 to 2007. (WCAX.com, VT)
Teacher Denies Hosting Underage Party Sep 24, 2009
A Bennington County school teacher denied charges that she hosted an underage drinking and drug party. Police say they found eight minors drinking and smoking pot along with evidence of cocaine and prescription drug use at 38-year-old Allyson Hoffman's home in Sunderland last month. (WCAX.com, VT)
Bennington Man Sentenced for Destructive Drunken Incident Sep 24, 2009
Bennington, Vermont - September 23, 2009. A Bennington man was sentenced Tuesday for a drunken act of destruction. (WCAX.com, VT)
The 16 years' war Sep 20, 2009
The first three Wal-Marts built in Vermont - in Bennington, Rutland, and Berlin - have escaped hard scrutiny, with environmentalists deeming them tolerable because they went into spaces vacated by stores like Woolworth and Kmart and were modestly sized, at less than 75,000 square feet. A fourth, in the Burlington suburb of Williston, broke with that pattern, producing a 115,000-square-foot building on one-time farm land. (Boston Globe)
Doves Released in Remembrance of 9/11 Sep 12, 2009
Bennington, Vermont - September 11, 2009 ... But this gathering on the grounds of the Veterans Home in Bennington was organized to remember one group in particular ... More than 4,000 doves were released all across the country Friday and here in Bennington. (WCAX.com, VT)
Country remembers 9/11 through volunteering Sep 12, 2009
Foster Goodrich hugs his father, Donald Goodrich, prior to a dove release at a Sept. 11 memorial service Friday in Bennington, Vt. Peter Goodrich, son of Donald and brother to Foster, was killed in the 2001 attacks. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Chairlift offers new perspective for leaf-peepers Sep 11, 2009
Via the New York State Thruway, I-87, head to Albany, then take I-787 north to Route 7 east to Bennington, Vt. Route 7 becomes Route 9 in Vermont. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Vt. 9/11 Memorials Planned Sep 11, 2009
And Bennington is taking part in a national tribute ... Bennington is the only Vermont town taking part in the dove release memorial, called "White Wings Over America." The memorial service starts at 11 a.m. on the greens and gazebo at the Vermont Veterans Home at 325 North St. The doves will be released at noon. (WCAX.com, VT)
Odd news: Group tries to take Chili's pepper sign in VermontAlarm goes off, thwarting plan Sep 9, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009 11:41 PM PDT BENNINGTON, Vt ... Bennington police say the group ran 470 feet of extension cord across a four-lane road and through a Home Depot parking lot to power an electric drill used to detach the logo sign early Sunday. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Mass. meditation center draws overstressed young adults Sep 8, 2009
It was just meditate, eat, sleep, said Kestrel Slocombe, 19, a student at Vermont s Bennington College who spends much of her time rushing to class, worrying about a novel she s writing, and painstakingly planning her days, sometimes weeks in advance. It was almost like being a child, she said. (Boston Globe)
Teen Sentenced in Attack on Counselor Sep 5, 2009
Bennington, Vermont - September 4, 2009. A former student at the Bennington School will spend three years in prison for a brutal attack on a counselor. (WCAX.com, VT)
Vt firefighter charged with assaulting teen Sep 3, 2009
Rusty Brooks, 34, of North Bennington, has been charged with three counts of sexual assault. He is a member of the White Creek, N.Y., Fire Company and at one time was an assistant chief of the North Bennington Fire Department ... The Bennington Banner reports a police affidavit says the Department of Children and Families was contacted by the girl's aunt, saying the child had been sexually abused since she was 10. (WCAX.com, VT)
Peak Northern New England Fall Foli... Sep 2, 2009
Close to the Canadian border, autumn color peaks in late September; down south, near Bennington and Manchester Center, it's more likely to peak in early to mid October ... Climbing in southern Vermont Near Bennington, the climb up to the shelter and fire toewer on Glastonbury Mountain give one of the best views in southern Vermont. (Suite101.com)
Making History: Same-Sex Couple Ties the Knot at 12:01 a.m. Sep 2, 2009
At least two other couples planned midnight ceremonies, one in Burlington and one in Bennington, so it is not 100 percent clear if the Sullivans are the first, but Bill said the technicality does not matter. "In our minds we will have been the first and that's something we'll remember forever". (WCAX.com, VT)
Channing re-connects with her love Sep 1, 2009
She was then off to Bennington College in Vermont -- and after that, New York City. She made her Broadway musical debut as Eve Arden's understudy in "Let's Face It!" in 1941. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Comedy Works comes to Colonie Sep 1, 2009
The Comedy Works will expand its regional reach in the fall by occasionally booking one-night events on Thursdays and/or Sundays at venues in Old Chatham, Schoharie, Bennington, Vt. and Pittsfield, Mass. (Albany Times Union)
Vt woman in crash appears in court Aug 27, 2009
Courtesy: Neil Goswami / Bennington Banner. Courtesy: Peter Crabtree / Bennington Banner ... Police say on Aug. 10, 22-year-old Kelly Cook crossed the center line on a Bennington road when she struck a minivan being driven by Patricia Blair, who was pregnant. (WCAX.com, VT)
R U Listening 2 Me? Aug 25, 2009
Dear Prudence answers readers' questions live at Washingtonpost. Real-time discussions with Slate writers. (Slate)
Plasan Wins Contract, Adds Jobs Aug 20, 2009
Bennington, Vermont - August 19, 2009. More than 50 new jobs are headed to Bennington ... The company is also looking to build an additional plant in the Bennington area. (WCAX.com, VT)
NEAPNEA announces 2009 news writing award winners Aug 19, 2009
Third: Bennington (Vt ... Third: Bennington (Vt ... First: Bennington (Vt. (Concord Monitor)
Should Unborn Babies be Considered Humans in Court? Aug 18, 2009
Peter Crabtree/Bennington Banner ... A pregnant woman who lost her unborn twins in a crash in Bennington last week, is sparking a new call for change in Montpelier. (WCAX.com, VT)
Mom wants twin fetuses recognized as children Aug 14, 2009
Patricia Blair, of Bennington, Vt ... No charges have been filed in the case, however, investigators are looking into the possibility that drugs may have been a factor, Bennington County State's Attorney Erica Marthage said without giving additional information ... Richard Sears, D-Bennington, and the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said that in his 18 years on the committee the issue has never come up. (Concord Monitor)
Mother of Killed Unborn Twins Speaks Out Aug 13, 2009
A Bennington mother who lost her unborn twins in a car crash two days ago is speaking out -- about her grief -- and about Vermont law ... It happened Monday night on Route 7 in Bennington as she and her husband and their two boys were driving home from shopping. (WCAX.com, VT)
Mother Loses Unborn Twins in Accident Aug 13, 2009
Bennington, Vt -- August 12, 2009 ... She lost her unborn twins in the crash on Route 7 in Bennington. (WCAX.com, VT)
Bennington Man Sentenced for Chemical Attacks Aug 6, 2009
Bennington, Vermont - August 5, 2009. A Bennington man will spend up to 20 years behind bars for attacking two women with chemicals ... Police say last September, Morse pointed a gun at a clerk at the Paradise Inn in Bennington and sprayed her in the face with a chemical similar to mace. (WCAX.com, VT)
Crash Kills Bennington Man Aug 6, 2009
Bennington, Vermont - August 5, 2009. A head-on collision in Bennington claimed a man's life ... Police say Harry Bishop, 70, of Bennington, collided with a pickup truck on Route 9 around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. (WCAX.com, VT)
JOSEPHINE WHITFORD DUGGAN passed away peacefully on July 21, 2009, in Green Valley at age 100. Aug 2, 2009
During Fred s career with Union Carbide they lived in Charleston, Bennington, Vt. Rocky River, Ohio, and back to Charleston where he retired in 1972. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Southern Baptists Take on New England Aug 2, 2009
Before worship at Capstone Baptist Church here in North Bennington, 10 adults lay hands on electrician Don Betit and pray for healing from an ankle injury. Then, after 40 minutes of preaching, Pastor Phillip Steadman invites the hurting and newly committed to come forward for an altar call. (ABC News)
N.Y. Woman Sentenced for Fatal Shaftsbury Crash Jul 29, 2009
Bennington, Vermont - July 28, 2009. A New York woman will spend 30 days in prison and up to two years on probation for a fatal crash in Shaftsbury. (WCAX.com, VT)
Dance great Cunningham dies Jul 28, 2009
I studied the Cunningham technique as a student at Bennington College in Vermont with many of his key disciples, and later briefly took some classes with Cunningham at his Westbeth studio in New York's Greenwich Village. Cunningham was mesmerising in person and as a dancer - especially the expressiveness of his gestures, with his feet almost as expressive as his hands. (BBC News)
Vt. Dancers Mourn Merce Cunningham Jul 28, 2009
His techniques are regularly taught at schools including Bennington College and Middlebury College. Cunningham stayed active in dance until his death Sunday night at age 90. (WCAX.com, VT)
Police: Drunk Driver Caused Fatal Crash in Bennington Jul 28, 2009
Bennington, Vermont - July 24, 2009. Police say a fatal car crash in Bennington was caused by a drunk driver who was three times over the legal limit ... Fifty-seven-year-old John Thomayer, of Bennington, was killed in the head-on collision on West Road on May 29. (WCAX.com, VT)
AT&T Completes Unicel Wireless Network Integration in Vermont Jul 27, 2009
AT&T is moving forward with plans to launch its third generation (3G) in Vermont later this year, bringing faster wireless speeds to communities including Burlington, Montpelier, Rutland, St. Albans, Hartford, Ludlow, Brownsville, Windsor, Vernon, White River Junction, West Wardsboro, Jamaica, Brattleboro, West Townshend, West Dover, Jeffersonville, Barre, Waitsfield, Essex Junction, South Burlington, Colchester, Williston, Winooski, Warren, Stowe, Killington, Northfield, Montgomery Center,... (PR Newswire)
Images of Bennington and beyond Jul 25, 2009
In Bennington and beyond ... This relationship between vision and location underlies The Quality of Place: Photography, Space and Specificity, which runs at the Bennington Museum through Aug. 30 ... It refers, in effect, to the quality of two places: Bennington and environs, and everywhere else. (Boston Globe)
Which Wal-Mart lesson applies to Orange? Company rarely walks away from a fight. But occasionally, the world's largest retailer can be persuaded to change a controversial policy or decision. Jul 24, 2009
Wal-Mart garnered goodwill working with opponents to find a suitable location for its Bennington, Vt. store. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Vt. landlord fined for violating lead paint law Jul 24, 2009
(AP) - A Bennington area landlord has agreed to pay an $18,000 fine for violating Vermont's lead paint law ... The state accused Cross, who owns 37 rental properties in the Bennington area, of failing to perform annual maintenance at 14 properties built before 1978 as required under Vermont's lead law. (WCAX.com, VT)
Keeping score around New England Jul 23, 2009
Cone, from Bennington, Vt. won $2,000, and tops the tour s money list with $8,300. (Boston Globe)
Sexual Assault Lands Former Asst. Fire Chief a Prison Term Jul 21, 2009
Bennington, Vermont - July 21, 2009. A former assistant fire chief from Bennington has been sent to jail for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old junior member of his department. (WCAX.com, VT)
Competency of Vt sex-assault defendant questioned Jul 18, 2009
Associated Press - July 17, 2009 8:05 AM ET. (AP) - The lawyer for a Vermont man accused of sexually abusing and virtually imprisoning a boy for nearly six years says he'll investigate whether his client is competent to stand trial. (WCAX.com, VT)
Elderly Vt man pleads guilty to assaulting girl, 7 Jul 17, 2009
In a plea agreement, Alvin Reed of Bennington pleaded guilty Wednesday to aggravated sexual assault and two other charges were dropped. The state will ask for no more than a 10-year minimum prison sentence, The Rutland Herald reported. (WCAX.com, VT)
Police: Accused drunk driver leaves beer on trunk Jul 17, 2009
Place an obit: (559) 441-6228. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Fresno Bee)
Barnes proves worthy of hype at Peach Jam Jul 15, 2009
Paul Biancardi: Harrison Barnes' herculean effort was the talk of the gym on Monday at the Nike Peach Jam - ESPN. Originally Published: July 14, 2009. (ESPN -- College Basketball)
40 Under Forty: Kelly Donahue Jul 14, 2009
Developing a positive corporate image is something she learned to do right out of college when she worked for in Bennington, Vt. While working for Mace, Donahue helped develop a public relations campaign for the company s initial public offering. (Albany Business Review, NY)
New England govs want stimulus funding for trains Jul 14, 2009
Expanded rail service in western Vermont would connect Burlington, Rutland and Bennington with Albany, N.Y., and New York City. State officials plan to meet in August to further discuss the project. (Concord Monitor)
Man charged with confining stepson for sex Jul 9, 2009
The boy came forward after Pratt, 37, of Bennington, kicked him out of the apartment they shared and he moved in with his mother, who lived in the same apartment complex. Once there, he told her and a counselor about his life with Pratt. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Sex Abuse Case Reveals Flaw in Vt. Law Jul 9, 2009
Bennington, Vermont - July 8, 2009 ... Bennington County Prosecutor Erica Marthage says many of the allegations amount to torture, but she says there are no laws on the books to adequately reflect the nature of the crimes. (WCAX.com, VT)
Teens Cited in Bennington Vandalism Jul 8, 2009
Bennington, Vermont - July 7, 2009. Bennington police have cited nine juveniles into court for vandalizing a former school building. (WCAX.com, VT)
Bennington Man Charged with Child Sex Abuse Jul 8, 2009
Bennington, Vermont - July 7, 2009. "It struck me as this is something you would see in a movie or on television and yet it was here in Bennington," Bennington County Prosecutor Erica Marthage said ... Marthage says she was skeptical when police told her they had evidence that Robert Pratt, 37, of Bennington, had repeatedly sexually assaulted and physically abused a boy in his care for six years. (WCAX.com, VT)
Edward T. Byer Jul 7, 2009
Edward leaves behind his beloved wife of 57 years, Ann (Schako) Byer, his daughter Deborah A. Peck (Gary) of Copake, NY, his son Bradley E. Byer (Donna Carr) of Loundonville, NY, his son John M. Byer and his partner Malcolm Lippert of Jericho, VT. and his daughter Lisa M. Byer of Bennington, VT. He is the loving brother of Marilyn Husselbeck and the late Charlotte Alston, Marjorie Wickham, Helen Alston, Rosemary Sweetser and Harriet Byer. Edward was very proud of his grandchildren Ava M. tt E.... (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Helen Codere, 91; anthropologist studied Rwanda, Pacific Northwest Jul 5, 2009
Her academic years spanned five decades and included professorships at Vassar College, the University of British Columbia, Northwestern University, Bennington College, and the University of Pennsylvania ... After teaching at Bennington College in Vermont in 1963 and 1964, Dr. Codere moved to Massachusetts and taught at Brandeis, where she later served as dean from 1975 until she left the university in 1977. (Boston Globe)
Fourth of July Events in the Area Jul 4, 2009
Bennington - Event: Colonial Re-enactment Time: 1 p.m. Location: Bennington Battle Monument. Brandon - Event: Parade Time: 1 p.m. Location: Downtown. (WCAX.com, VT)
Vt troopers out in force for holiday Jul 4, 2009
The Vermont Governor's Highway Safety Program also is coordinating DUI task force patrols this weekend in Bennington, Franklin and Windsor Counties. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. (WCAX.com, VT)
Bennington, Vt., armor maker could add 300 jobs Jul 2, 2009
- A Bennington manufacturer is expected to bring up to 300 new jobs to southwestern Vermont as it fills a Pentagon contract to make armor for vehicles going to Afghanistan ... Bennington plant general manager Bruce Evey said Plasan will build armor components for the vehicles' cabs, while Oshkosh will build their chassis and engines ... "It was a coincidence, primarily because they make such good armor in Bennington," he said. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Leahy: Expand Death Benefits for EMTs Jun 28, 2009
Photo by Neal P. Goswami / Bennington Banner ... Dale Long, 49, of the Bennington Rescue Squad, was killed last week when his ambulance went off the road and hit a tree ... The new bill would add to the list nonprofit ambulance organizations like the Bennington Rescue Squad. (WCAX.com, VT)
Big Budget Problems at SVMC Jun 27, 2009
Bennington, Vermont - June 26, 2009. A difficult diagnosis at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center. (WCAX.com, VT)
Big Cuts at Bennington College Jun 25, 2009
Bennington, Vermont - June 25, 2009. Bennington College is tightening its belt ... Bennington College's endowment of about $10 million has reportedly shrunk by more than 20 percent as a result of the weak economy. (WCAX.com, VT)
