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BENNINGTON — A new Vermont National Guard Readiness Center to be constructed on Bowen Road is scheduled to come before the Bennington Development Review Board later this month.

The recent Banner article by Michael Albans about the closing of Shaffe’s Men’s Shop, the oldest-run family business in Bennington’s rapidly changing downtown, brought a mixture of nostalgia, sadness and

BENNINGTON — Franklin Lane won’t seem like a dimly lit city alley anymore once an ongoing town street enhancement project is completed.

BENNINGTON — Bill Colvin has been named as the next executive director of the Bennington County Regional Commission — replacing his boss, Jim Sullivan, who is retiring at the end

BENNINGTON — The Putnam Block Phase 2 — now under the new moniker Mount Anthony House Development — has secured a $350,000 federal grant through the Northern Border Regional Commission.

Located in Bennington, Vermont, the 6,650-square-foot building features two floors - a commercial space which used to be a bank and an upstairs residence which was one its offices.

Readers: This story was updated at 11 a.m. on July 28, 2022 to clarify that consultants believe the project would require a permanent stormwater permit requiring on-site treatment.

MONTPELIER — The Vermont Economic Progress Council has approved Bennington’s request to renew and extend its Tax Increment Financing District.

POWNAL — Select Board members were intrigued Thursday but also raised some questions after hearing about a recreation resort idea involving the former Green Mountain Race Track property.

Bennington has TIF districts. Those initials stand for “tax increment financing,” a private-public funding mechanism used to pay for infrastructure — sidewalks, storm drains, and streets — to enhance the