All weekend long, hundreds of community members gathered at Sawyer Park in Bennington for the annual Rhubarb Festival, a decade-long tradition celebrating all things rhubarb. This year’s event featured dozens of local food and craft vendors selling.
It’s the last call for Bennington Conservation Commission’s Earth Day Sign Competition, as participating students need to turn in entries by Friday, April 7. This is the fourth annual sign competition, which invites Bennington students, kindergarten.
On Feb. 9 at The Pierce School, a record number of Bennington residents gathered for their monthly community supper, a sausage dinner.The Bennington Conservation Commission sponsored, cooked and baked everything, which went beyond kielbasa,.
Bennington voters approved the town’s $1.7 million budget Tuesday, and Thomas James won the open Select Board seat over David Hardwick by a margin of 131-107.Resident Mike Munhall said he hoped James would win, for a “breath of fresh air.” Other.
Published: 5/10/2021 4:33:20 PM
One month after the Bennington Select Board abruptly dismissed Town Administrator Kristie LaPlante, residents are still seeking further explanation from the board regarding the decision.
“The town is moving in a new direction,” Select Board Chair Jim Cleary said, when the Ledger-Transcript asked for a reason for the dismissal at a Select Board meeting on April 29. Cleary repeated the sentiment when resident Mike Munhall asked him to elaborate at the Board’s next meeting on May 4. “Anything you say can be misconstrued – we’re going in a different direction,” Cleary said. The Board said nothing else on the matter.