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BENNINGTON – A lawsuit filed by a former teacher at Molly Stark Elementary School alleges she was discriminated against and her contract was not renewed because of her race, and
BENNINGTON — The Select Board heard some concerns and an objection this week to a proposed new public information coordinator for the town.
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. BENNINGTON â The Bennington town offices on South Street will reopen to the public June 1 after a months-long shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the reopening plan posted on the town website, accesses to the town clerk, planning department and other offices will be open next month but with new COVID-related guidelines for both staff and members of the public. According to a media release, the front entrance will be the only access for the public, with signage posted to direct people to the front doors. Side doors w...
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. BENNINGTON â Town Manager Stuart Hurd is proposing a public information coordinator position to begin when the new town budget takes effect in July. Hurd said in a request to the Select Board that the person hired would work to âimprove our ability to communicate effectively through the use of our websites and social media, a deficiency the board has noted in the past. I recommend that the board create this position for fiscal year 2020, beginning July 1, 2021.â The manager added that âit is envisioned that this individ...
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. BENNINGTON â Former state Rep. Kiah Morris said Tuesday that a change in leadership at the town managerâs office and Bennington Police Department are necessary to bring about systemic change in town â among her first public remarks after her family settled with the town over a discrimination-related BPD complaint. Morris, her husband and their son filed a complaint with the Vermont Human Rights Commission in 2019, alleging that Bennington police failed to adequately investigate racially motivated harassment against their fam...