Town Manager Stuart Hurd moderated an economic development forum Monday in Bennington.
11/15/2009
Album ID: 890624
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Cultural exchange
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Students watch as Zia, an Afghan exchange student whose last name is being withheld to protect his family, prays Thursday at the Oak Hill Children's Center in Pownal. Zia helped the children wash their hands before he served an Afghan meal. Whitten Coyne was among the girls who wore head scarves during Zia's visit to the school.
11/12/2009
Album ID: 887898
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
Air Force One
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President Barack Obama landed at Aibany International Airport on Monday, accompanied by Jill Biden, wife of the vice president. Obama later spoke at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, N.Y.
9/21/2009
Album ID: 841966
Photos by Peter Crabtree
In the running
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David Fenster, a lawyer in private practice in Bennington, is in the running to become the Addison County state's attorney.
9/3/2009
Album ID: 829048
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Dr. Dean at Northshire
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Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean came to the Northshire Bookstore Sunday evening to tout his new health care reform book.
8/30/2009
Album ID: 825847
Photos by Lee Krohn
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
Dick Pembroke Day
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Former state Rep. Richard Pembroke, D-Bennington, was honored during North Bennington's Living History Day on Sunday.
8/10/2009
Album ID: 812660
Photos by Dawson Raspuzzi
Small business roundtable
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Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., held a roundtable with Bennington business leaders Monday to discuss how the federal government can help ease tightened credit markets. Darcy Carter, Vermont director of the Small Business Administration, joined him for the listening session.
6/22/2009
Album ID: 782467
Photos by Peter Crabtree
Smoking ban debated
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The Bennington Select Board discussed a proposed ordinance Monday that would ban smoking on public lands in town. Kiah Morris, coordinator of the Tobacco-Free Community Partnership, displayed a jar filled with cigarette butts collected at a local park. Bruce Lee-Clark, a pre-law teacher at the Southwest Vermont Career Development Center, explained changes made to the ordinance by his students.
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