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Manchester representatives Seth Bongartz and Kathleen James headed to Montpelier on Tuesday – one day before the start of the 2024 legislative session – with a list of priorities that include public safety, increased affordable housing, planning for resiliency in the face of climate change, and more.
As the 2024 legislative session kicks off at the State House in Montpelier, the complex issue of 'public safety' – a mix of challenges facing communities that include substance abuse, mental health, homelessness and more – will be among the priorities for the Bennington County's two senators.
Across the nation and in our home state of Vermont, a recent and alarming uptick in homelessness has placed additional pressures on the available resources, and stressed the established support network.
The Bennington County Courthouse on Manchester’s Main Street is a slightly tarnished jewel, its original historic beauty roughed up a bit with touches of modernization and additions, but its simple 1822 elegance waits patiently for a loving refurbish.
When you eat and drink for work, you chase the new and newsworthy — and that's what typically fills the pages of Seven Days' food...