1+ hour, 5+ min ago   (230+ words) Religion is group identity, after all. Religion is about us, not me. “Me” might experience spirituality. “Me” might experience the mystical, but “we” practice together, adhere to the same guidelines, speak the same language. But all that changes when I…...

19+ hour, 53+ min ago   (450+ words) Please note that the Depot St. bridge is now open. Beech St. between S. Branch St. and Main St. will be closed this week. Highway crews will continue a full rehabilitation project that will include all drainage, sidewalks and curbing. Local…...

23+ hour, 22+ min ago   (189+ words) Draftees for "The Great War" depart Bennington. In the Spring of 1917, as the United States was entering World War I, the entire US Army consisted of just 292,000 men. The nation’s war department calculated that over a million men would be…...

1+ day, 54+ min ago   (804+ words) The annual Bennington Battle Day Parade led by the Bennington Fire Department, proceeds down Main Street on Sunday, Aug. 17., 2025. The parade will return on Sunday. The Bennington Fire Department helped kids and families cool off and have some fun at…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (940+ words) The Indiana bat is one of five bat species listed as endangered or threatened in Vermont. The Canadian lynx is an endangered species in Vermont that could be further threatened by habitat loss. On July 10, President Donald Trump’s administration finalized…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (648+ words) Youngsters at the VAE's Cute Camp explore what makes something "cute." Lilith, a camper in VAE's Cute Camp, lines up the little stuffed critters that the group sewed. Each is unique and zany. Teaching Artists Madalyn Olson shows off some…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (447+ words) Phase Two patients are eligible if they have had a heart attack, angioplasty/stents, bypass surgery, valve replacements/repairs, heart transplants or peripheral artery disease. The program requires a physician’s referral. The first visit is a non-exercise day. The patient’s…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (611+ words) Bennington Planning Director David Conwill speaks before the Select Board about the town's new vacant commercial property ordinance, which was unanimously adopted this week. BENNINGTON — After reviewing a few changes from a draft version, the Select Board unanimously approved a…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (565+ words) Andy Mink, director of the Smithsonian's Rural Initiative, speaks at the Bennington Museum on Tuesday. Mary Ellen Munley speaks at the Bennington Museum on Thursday. She has been joined in this effort by Bennington Museum Executive Director Martin Mahoney; Melissa…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (536+ words) For Vermont’s highly charged proposed housing development for Raptor Lane, the Dorset residents have the final decision. Notwithstanding, the conversations held earlier this year and more recently are failing to address the substantive issues. If only 35 units are approved and…...