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🌱 What Bennington police found in a major Hilltop Drive drug bust
Make time for White's Stoneware on the Bennington Patch calendar
Good morning to you Bennington! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What Bennington police found in a major Hilltop Drive drug bust
- How Bennington's hospital is changing care for struggling new parents
- Could your 60-second film light up the Bennington Theater screen?
Also on today's calendar: Mental Health First Aid training at UCS and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Cloudy, humid; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 76 and low of 63 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 73, low: 40.
- Saturday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 5 arrested during fentanyl, cocaine drug bust in Bennington (news10.com) — Bennington police arrested five people after executing search warrants on Hilltop Drive, seizing fentanyl, cocaine, cash, and distribution materials tied to alleged citywide drug sales. Three suspects remain jailed on high bail while two were released pending further court appearances, underscoring an ongoing local narcotics investigation that residents will likely see continue through the courts. 
• 'You're not alone': Treating postpartum psychosis at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (news10.com) — Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington is offering intensive, team-based support for new parents facing postpartum mental health challenges, including rare postpartum psychosis, regardless of insurance status. Local providers describe how they screen early, keep mothers close to home rather than sending them to distant psychiatric hospitals, and connect families with visiting nurses, counselors, and statewide perinatal psychiatry resources so Bennington parents are not left to struggle alone.
• CAT-TV: Tell Your Story in 60 Seconds (iberkshires.com) — Local creators in and around Bennington still have time to enter the 2026 Shires 1-Minute Film Fest by submitting a 60-second movie by Oct. 9. All accepted films will screen Oct. 17 at the Bennington Theater with cash prizes and free admission for participants, making this an easy, low-pressure way for residents of any age to share their stories.
📸 Around Bennington
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bennington
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★ Featured events ★
- White's Stoneware →
Bennington Museum, 75 Main Street, Bennington
Friday September 18
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Other local events
- Southwest Vermont Cooperative Educational Service Area (CESA)
Mill River Union High School, 2321 Middle Rd, North Clarendon
8:30 am - Mental Health First Aid training at UCS →
Spring Center, 655 Gage Street, Bennington
9:00 am - Mental Health First Aid Training →
Spring Center, 655 Gage Street, Bennington
9:00 am - Jim Colliton →
Bennington Theater, 331 Main Street, Bennington - Bennington Quiltfest - Bennington, VT →
Mount Anthony Union Middle School, 747 East Road, Bennington
9:00 am - Bennington Quiltfest →
Mount Anthony Union Middle School, 747 East Road, Bennington
9:00 am - Bennington Peaceful Weekly Rally for Democracy →
The Four Corners intersection in Bennington, Route 7 and Vermont Route 9, Bennington
10:00 am - 13th Annual WWIA Vermont Chapter Banquet Dinner →
Vermont Banquet, 125 Washington Ave, Bennington
4:00 pm - Villainous Vermont →
Bennington Museum, 75 Main Street, Bennington - Bennington Quiltfest →
Mount Anthony Union Middle School, 747 East Road, Bennington
10:00 am - Bennington Quiltfest - Bennington, VT →
Mount Anthony Union Middle School, 747 East Road, Bennington
10:00 am
Friday September 18
Saturday September 19
Sunday September 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health Care System posted a job opening for Physician (Per Diem), Anesthesiology in Bennington. Apply here.
- Vermont Jobs posted a job opening for VVH Institutional Custodian in Bennington. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bennington here.
🗞 Nearby News
Shaftsbury
- Route 7 in Shaftsbury closing for 2 weeks of bridge work (wcax.com)
- New bowhunting regulations take effect to help control deer population (wcax.com)
Arlington
- Michael J. Fox's Wife Tracy Pollan: Everything to Know About Their Decades-Long Marriage (hollywoodlife.com)
Ok Bennington! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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