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By JESSECA TIMMONS

Third- and fourth-graders from Bennington’s Pierce Elementary School visited the Bennington Historical Society last week to learn about the history of Bennington and about the life of Capt. Francis Butler, a Bennington resident who served in New Hampshire’s 5th Regiment in the Civil War. 

The 13th annual Bennington Rhubarb Festival, a fundraiser for GEP Dodge Library Building Fund, took place Saturday despite the weather. Residents braved rain, mud and cool temperatures to sample homemade rhubarb pie, meet local livestock, buy items at the Rhubarb General Store, and hit the library book sale.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Bennington residents will be in the rhubarb once again at the town’s 13th annual Bennington Rhubarb Festival on Saturday, June 7, at Sawyer Field in Bennington. The festival will from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. 

Antrim and Bennington observed Memorial Day on Monday, May 26. Veterans from the Antrim American Legion Myers-Prescott-Olson Post 50 and Brown-Knight Memorial Post VFW Post 8268 in Bennington walked in Antrim’s parade and visited the town’s cemeteries and war memorials to honor all soldiers and service people who have died in service to the country.

White Birch General Store in Bennington recently celebrated its first anniversary with live music and tastings.

Wendy Gibbons of Blue Feather Farm will present “Are Old Farm Fields Bittersweet for Birds?” on Wednesday, May 14, at 6:30 p.m. at the Bennington Train Depot.

By ASHLEY SAARI

Local library directors say federal or state cuts to library services could impact programs they rely on, including electronic lending, interlibrary loans, and services for visually-impaired readers.

The Bennington Democratic Committee will hold a potluck supper, roundtable discussion and caucus to elect committee officers on Sunday, March 30, at 5 p.m. at the VFW Building, 9 Hancock Road. All registered Democrats in Bennington are invited to attend.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Bennington residents approved 28 of 29 warrant articles at this year’s town election, including a town budget of $1.92 million.

By KATHLEEN BAGLIO HUMPHREYS

The Crotched Mountain Freestyle Club (CMFC) hosted its inaugural Eastern Freestyle Class A mogul event – The Hott Doggin Festival – on Feb. 23 and 24.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Bennington residents will vote on a warrant article to establish a new fund for the town’s Sawyer Park recreation facilities at this year’s Town Meeting ballot session in March.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Bennington approved a proposed operating budget of approximately $1.92 million for the 2025-2026 fiscal year at the town’s annual budget hearing Tuesday night.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

Paula Kay Kerouac of Bennington remembers looking in the front window of the former Nonni’s restaurant space in Hillsborough and thinking, “We must be nuts.”

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The Bennington Select Board identified multiple areas to cut costs in the town’s fiscal 2026 budget at their Jan. 6 meeting.

By JESSECA TIMMONS

In fall 2023, Matt Palmer, Jordan Sweet and Izzy McIntrye, the three high school students who are members of Under the Horizon, played together for the first time. 

By JESSECA TIMMONS

The Bennington town gazebo and bandstand at Sawyer Park were damaged by high winds on Jan. 2 and will need to be rebuilt. “The wind just picked it right up and dropped it again. The roof is completely destroyed, and the electrical conduit was ripped...

As part of our 175th anniversary celebration, the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript asked 175 trivia questions about the Monadnock region. Of those 175, we picked the following 30 for our trivia contest.If you think you know the answers, send an email to...

Ninth of a series of excerpts from Gerry Miller’s book “Crotched Mountain Ski Area in Francestown, New Hampshire,” a history/biography about the original Crotched Mountain Ski Area in Francestown, developed by William C. (Bill) MacAdam and syndicate....

Hillsborough police arrested a Bennington man Sunday following vehicle pursuit.According to a release from the Hillsboro Police Department, Andrew Fletcher Mackenzie, 22, of Bennington, failed to stop for officers attempting to initiate a traffic stop...

Projects in Antrim and Bennington have been awarded grant funding from the New Hampshire Land and Community Heritage Investment Program to support conservation and preservation efforts.The Town of Antrim Conservation Commission received a $115,000...

Fourth of a series of excerpts from Gerry Miller’s book “Crotched Mountain Ski Area in Francestown, New Hampshire,” a history/biography about the original Crotched Mountain Ski Area in Francestown, developed by William C. (Bill) MacAdam and syndicate....