United Counseling Service (UCS) presented the film, Resilience: The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope, followed by a presentation on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on Tuesday, December 4th at the Manchester Community Library. The documentary delves into the science of ACEs and the movement to treat and prevent Toxic Stress. The film was

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