By Christie Wisniewski , Bennington Banner John “J.D.” Hebert traveled to Florida recently, but it wasn’t for a vacation. For 14 days beginning Oct. 15, Hebert accompanied 12 emergency responders in the Northwest Massachusetts Incident Management Team (NWMIMT) to provide relief as part of a federal response to Bay County, Florida communities affected by Hurricane

On Saturday, November 3rd hundreds of superheroes took to the streets for the inaugural UCS Superhero 5K. The 3.1 mile route began and ended at the Bennington Recreation Center with runners able to run down a portion of Main Street that was closed to traffic. A cheering crowd welcomed runners as they raced to the

On Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 9am Superheroes will take to the streets for the inaugural UCS Superhero 5k. The race will start at the Bennington Recreation Center. Runners will turn onto Grove Street, head west onto County Street, south on Benmont Ave, and turn left on Main Street, which will be closed for traffic

By Jim Therrien, Banner/VTDiggerBENNINGTON — Vermont Senate President pro tem Tim Ashe and Sen. Dick Sears received a big “thank you” from United Counseling Service staff members for working to increase state funding for mental health workers. Ashe was in Bennington Tuesday on his second stop of a listening tour to gauge the legislative needs

Posted Friday, July 27, 2018 6:06 pm By Christie Wisniewski, Bennington Banner BENNINGTON—Residents can look forward to more early childhood education services and an expanded recreation center next year, thanks to the unanimous support of the Select Board this week. The United Counseling Service (UCS) has been given the go-ahead to expand the Bennington Recreation Center for an