Bennington

Free admission to food truck festival

BENNINGTON - Saturday, September 18, from 11 am to 6 pm, is Bennington’s annual food truck festival. Food trucks and vendors from Vermont and beyond will be serving a wide variety of dishes, such as Thai, Jamaican, comfort foods, classic treats, unique sandwiches, maple items, desserts, BBQ,...

Synagogue holding donation drive for Haiti

BENNINGTON - Congregation Beth El is launching a campaign to gather medical items, diapers, feminine hygiene products, and new clothing items like T-shirts and underpants. They will be shipped to Haiti after Yom Kippur.
Bring these to the synagogue anytime between now and Yom Kippur. If...

Garlic festival celebrates crop

BENNINGTON - On Saturday, September 4, Bennington will transform into “Garlic Town, USA” in celebration of all things garlic and the Vermont harvest.
All of downtown Bennington will be open to the public. Free entertainment will occur all day long at the Splash Pad. Restaurants will have...

Leahy promotes child care plan

BENNINGTON - Sen. Patrick Leahy visited Southwestern Vermont Health Care Wednesday, August 18, to announce his support of the hospital’s proposed expansion of their child care center. Leahy, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, included a request for $750,000 to support child care...

Beth El releases 5782 High Holidays schedule

BENNINGTON - Congregation Beth El has released its schedule for the 5782 High Holiday season, coming this September. The High Holidays will begin Monday, September 6, with Erev Rosh Hashanah. Evening service will take place from 7 to 8:15.
On the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Tuesday,...

Brewers show their craft at Homebrew festival

BENNINGTON - The sixth annual Southern Vermont Summer Homebrew Festival returned to Bennington, Saturday, August 7, to the delight of many brewers and patrons alike.
The festival was held on the former Tuttle lot, but closed down parts of Depot Street and extended into the Anytime...

Department of Health offers free COVID-19 testing

BENNINGTON - The Vermont Department of Health now offers free daily COVID-19 testing at 120 McKinley Street for people without symptoms.
Getting a free COVID-19 test is still one of the best ways to keep the virus from spreading. This is especially important for people who have recently...

Torah study in Bennington

BENNINGTON - Historic Congregation Beth El, on the corner of North Street and Adams Street, welcomes all who wish to engage with or explore Judaism, to the weekly Shabbat morning worship services or Torah study sessions.
There will be a Torah study on Saturday, August 7, led by Paul...

Homebrew festival

BENNINGTON - The Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Hopridge Farms will present the sixth annual Southern Vermont Summer Homebrew Festival on Saturday, August 7, from noon to 4 pm on Depot Street in Bennington.
The festival encourages brew-loving patrons to come...

Torah study

BENNINGTON - Historic Congregation Beth El, on the corner of North Street and Adams Street, welcomes all who wish to engage with or explore Judaism to weekly Shabbat morning worship services and/or Torah study sessions. There will be Torah study on Saturday, July 31, while Rabbi Howard Cohen is...