Bennington

Juniper Lane exterior. Photo courtesy Facebook

Bennington gets cannabis store

BENNINGTON - The Better Bennington Corporation recently hosted a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of Juniper Lane Cannabis, followed immediately by the store’s official opening.
Colleen McQuade broke new ground as the owner of the first cannabis shop to open in the South Shires and...

Garlic Town returns to Bennington

BENNINGTON- On Saturday, September 3, Bennington will once again transform into “Garlic Town, USA” in celebration of all things garlic and agriculture.
Garlic Town, USA, formerly known as the award-winning Garlic Fest and produced by the Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce, will...

Disha Geriani, MD

Disha Geriani: pulmonologist and director of critical care

BENNINGTON - Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care, announces that Disha Geriani, MD, has begun as a pulmonologist within SVMC Pulmonology and as the medical director of critical care at SVMC.
Dr. Geriani received her medical degree from Kasturba...

Local homebrewers offered samples of their drinks to patrons at the Southern Vermont Summer Homebrew Festival. Photo courtesy of the Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce.

Brewers win prizes at festival

BENNINGTON - The annual Southern Vermont Summer Homebrew Festival brought the heat. The festival was held Saturday, August 6, on the field in front of the Bennington Sports Center, formerly the Catamount School. Hot temperatures reaching over 90 degrees couldn’t scare away the crowds. From noon...

Homebrew festival returns to area on Saturday afternoon

BENNINGTON - The Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Hopridge Farms, will present the Southern Vermont Summer Homebrew festival on Saturday, August 6, from noon to 4 pm at the Bennington Sports Center on North Street.
The festival will also have a focus on the...

One woman, one act

BENNINGTON- “Fully Committed” opens Friday, July 22, at the Oldcastle Theatre Company. Allyson Boate is Sam Callahan in the one-act play by Becky Mode, directed by Jennifer Jasper. Experience this 40-character comedic tour de force, performed by one woman, in this fast-paced look at a hilarious...

Remember enslaved person

BENNINGTON - Margaret “Peg” Bowen was born about 1742 in or near Hadley, MA. She was enslaved in Bennington by Stephen Fay from 1772 to 1778. On Saturday, June 25, at 10 am, she will be remembered and honored by the people of Bennington.
Peg lived and worked at Fay’s Tavern, better known...

Commemorate Juneteenth

BENNINGTON - Celebrate and commemorate the country’s newest federal holiday, Juneteenth, on the grounds of Mt. Anthony Union Middle School on Saturday, June 18, from noon to 3 pm.
Juneteenth celebrates the freedom of enslaved people in 1865. This free celebration will feature food; music...

Cast members Kaia Monroe and Tim Howard in Bennington. Photo by Kate Whitehall

Oldcastle Theatre celebrates 50th season

BENNINGTON - Oldcastle Theatre Company is excited to open its 50th season on Friday, June 17, with “Souvenir - A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins” by Stephen Temperley, directed by Nathan Stith.
“Souvenir” tells the fictionalized story of the infamous real-life wealthy...

Beth El hosts new rabbi

BENNINGTON - Congregation Beth El is seeking a new rabbi and will be hosting Rabbi Yitzhak Nates from Thursday, June 2, through Sunday, June 5, as part of the selection process.
Rabbi Nates graduated from Middlebury College in 1985 and from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 2000...