Poison parsnip and poison ivy, false hellebore galore … beware as you take to Green Mountain trails By Jim TherrienVermont Country BENNINGTON — Tick season and Lyme disease get a lot of deserved attention in Vermont in the warmer months, but several…
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Theater company known for intimate stagings and gourmet cuisine thrives in North Bennington By Telly Halkias, Vermont Country correspondent. NORTH BENNINGTON — When William Shakespeare had Hamlet utter “the play’s the thing,” he couldn’t have known how that simple phrase would be…
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By Tim Wassberg, Vermont Country Magazine. DORSET — H.N. Williams Store has been in the Brownlee family for generations. For Billy Brownlee, owner and operator of the country store in Dorset, it has always been about family, but also about moving the…
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BENNINGTON — The Better Bennington Corporation (BBC), the designated downtown organization, with support from the Town of Bennington, is excited to announce its latest collaboration with the North Bennington Outdoor Sculpture Show (NBOSS VT). Together, both organizations are proud to bring captivating…
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By Anne Archer, Vermont Country correspondent. NORTH BENNINGTON — The sweet scent of hay warming in the sunlight. Infectious giggles of new friends riding horses. The spectacle of a summer night sky lit up by stars. These are just a few sights…
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By Chris Mays, Vermont Country Magazine. BRATTLEBORO — A new generation of restaurant and bar owners has emerged in Brattleboro, with longtime industry pros taking the helm after the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was kind of cool how it all happened in the…
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By Victor C. Capelli. By ones or by twos, in groups or in flocks, migratory songbirds journey north into Vermont and the other New England states. Starting with the winter thaw of March, they ride the coattails of blustery winds and traverse…
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By Gen Louise Mangiaratti, Vermont Country. NORTH BENNINGTON — Where did you learn to swim? For many locals and visitors to the area of North Bennington, the answer is Lake Paran. “I get all the time, when I tell people that I’m…
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Bike Tyson, Cyclosaurus, Frankenbike or Big Pink — whatever you call your two-wheeled life partner, you must take care of it. If you’re like most, your bike has been sitting dormant for the winter months while you’ve focused on other activities. If…
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By Gordon Dossett, Vermont Country Magazine. MANCHESTER — Marilyn Monroe, faced with the scandal of having posed nude for a calendar, retorted: “It’s not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on.” Given a fleeting image of a naked…
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By Bob Audette, Vermont Country Magazine. When it comes to maple syrup, most folks don’t need a reason to pour on their yogurt, in their hot morning cereal or over their pancakes and French toast. Connoisseurs of the sweet boiled sap of…
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