David Dupee, left, the proprietor of the Mobil convenience store on Bennington's Main Street, speaks with Thomas and William Mahan on Thursday. The brothers drove from Albany, N.Y., to buy cigarettes at the store, which is undergoing renovations after a fire. It is due to open next month, with an expanded lunch counter and more room for customers to gossip. "It's the Mobil where friends meet," said Dupee.
11/5/2009
Album ID: 882353
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Appelman interviewed
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Jack Appelman, CEO of Applejack Art Partners, holds an Andy Warhol print at the company's Manchester headquarters Wednesday. Appelman, best known locally as a real estate developer, recently bought a company with the rights to print Warhol's work and distribute it worldwide. For a video, visit benningtonbanner.com.
10/7/2009
Album ID: 858842
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Fonda's Antiques shuts its doors
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Susan Church stands outside Fonda's Antiques in Bennington, founded by her grandmother in 1927. Church is closing the shop on Route 7 and selling the contents Friday and Saturday. "Fonda's will be on line, eventually," she said.
9/17/2009
Album ID: 839224
Photos by Peter Crabtree
McAdoo Rugs folds
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After 37 years in business, McAdoo Rugs of North Bennington has shut its doors. The owners, Jeff and Cary Turner, recently announced that they were forced to close by the "abysmal" economy. "We hung on as long as we could and have sought outside investment help, but unfortunately, no one seems perpared to invest in small American owned and operated companies anymore," they wrote in an email.
9/16/2009
Album ID: 838387
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Maurices
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Bill McGaughey raises a cloud of dust Monday at the Bennington Square shopping center. Contractors said a women's clothing store, Maurices, was due to open this fall in the space previously occupied by CVS. Maurices started in 1931 in Duluth, Minn., and has grown to over 700 stores in 43 states, making it the leading small town specialty store geared to customers with a "twenty-something attitude," according to the company Web site.
9/14/2009
Album ID: 836600
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Vendor ordinance
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Jim Carroll serves customers at his curbside grill Monday in Bennington. The Select Board is weighing changes to the town's vendor ordinance. Businesses such as Carroll's could be affected.
9/14/2009
Album ID: 836397
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Live Green
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The annual Live Green Energy Expo took place at the Riley Rink in Manchester over the holiday weekend.
9/8/2009
Album ID: 831958
Photos by Lee Krohn
Job skills
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Nicole Stetson, right, of the Community College of Vermont, speaks Monday to Wendy Morse, of the Vermont Department of Labor, about a job skills program being offered in Bennington.
8/31/2009
Album ID: 826333
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Armored vehicle
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A deputy sheriff confronts a cameraman who took footage of the underside of a U.S. Army Multipurpose All-Terrain Vehicle in Bennington on Wednesday. Plasan is manufacturing the armor for the vehicles, which are being supplied to troops in Afghanistan. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., shown with Lt. Col. Coll Haddon, applauded Plasan's employees for their work.
8/19/2009
Album ID: 818698
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Cash for Clunkers
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Dozens of "clunkers" were parked behind the Carbone Honda and Toyota dealership in Bennington on Monday. Demand for new cars is high, thanks to the government's Cash for Clunkers program, according to local dealers.
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