Dear Editor, Every indicator says we are rapidly approaching the implosion of healthcare in Vermont and probably the nation. The 2021 Vermont Household Health Insurance Survey indicates that 38% of Vermonters under age 65 are underinsured, as are 32.3% of […]
Tag: Bennington
Letter, Opinion
What unaffordable healthcare means in Vt
Dear Editor, Kevin Mullin, chair of the Green Mountain Care Board (GMCB), called our state’s health insurance premiums “unaffordable” in 2019. Those premiums have since risen, and double digit-plus increases were just approved for both Blue Cross and MVP, making […]
Letter, Opinion
Are we prepared for long Covid?
Dear Editor, Are we prepared to help the many, many people who have lingering health problems from a Covid infection? Long Covid means health problems linger for weeks, months, or years after a Covid infection. Symptoms include but are not […]
News Briefs
‘Vermont’s Boston Tea Party’ observed with ceremony in Bennington
By Julia Purdy On Sunday, July 18, the state of Vermont formally acknowledged Vermonters’ first defiant bid for autonomy, an incident now referred to locally as the “Breakenridge Standoff.” Two-and-a-half centuries ago in July 1771, settlers in Bennington stood up […]
Obituaries
Obituary – Eugene Oler
On Aug. 21, 2018, Eugene Oler (a.k.a. Olow), former resident of Pinnacle Condominiums, 201 Old Mill Road, Killington, passed away at the Vermont Veterans’ Home, 325 North St., Bennington. Born on Feb. 11, 1927 in New Haven, Connecticut, he was […]
Local News, State News
35 Vermont towns pass climate resolutions
On Town Meeting Day, Vermont residents from 35 towns voted overwhelmingly in favor of resolutions seeking climate solutions. The exact wording of each resolution varied, but all the resolutions acknowledged the severity of climate change, urged the State of Vermont […]
News Briefs, police
Bennington woman killed in Vermont 100 crash
Police say a 23-year-old woman from Bennington died from injuries resulting in a two-car crash that occurred March 3 in Pittsfield. On Friday evening at around 6 p.m., troopers from the State Police Rutland Barracks, Pittsfield Fire Department and White […]
News Briefs, police
Elderly woman dies of severe burns after kitchen fire
BENNINGTON—On Jan. 3 at about 6:30 p.m. the Bennington Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at the Cora B. Whitney Apartments, 814 Gage St. The fire was located in Apt. 20 and the tenant, Charlotte A. Morrill, age 79, […]
Letter, Opinion
S.U. gives thanks for donations
Dear Editor, On behalf of the Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union (BRSU) we would like to offer our sincerest thanks and praises to the organizations that graciously donated gifts and food items to students and families throughout our school district during the […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Head Over Heels seeks donations for foster kids
There are nearly 150 children in DCF foster care this holiday season, between Rutland, Middlebury, and Bennington. Many are without basic necessities moving into their foster homes. Head Over Heels Gymnastics and Tatum’s Totes, along with Liz Grimes, are organizing […]