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SVHC hosts virtual COVID Q&A sessions BENNINGTON — Southwestern Vermont Health Care will host a free COVID webinar featuring its clinical experts for residents of Bennington and nearby towns from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6. The …
The Checkup for Sept. 29: 4 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Vermont With this regular feature, the Banner runs down breaking local and regional developments in the coronavirus pandemic. THE NUMBERS The statistics supplied by the Vermont Department of Health at …
The Checkup for Sept. 27: 4 new cases of COVID-19 in county With this regular feature, the Banner runs down breaking local and regional developments in the coronavirus pandemic. THE NUMBERS The statistics supplied by the Vermont Department of Health at …
The Checkup for Sept. 25: 7 new cases of COVID-19 in Vermont Bennington Banner With this regular feature, the Banner runs down breaking local and regional developments in the coronavirus pandemic. THE NUMBERS The statistics supplied by the Vermont …
The Checkup for Sept. 24: 2 new cases of COVID-19 in Vermont With this regular feature, the Banner runs down breaking local and regional developments in the coronavirus pandemic. THE NUMBERS The statistics supplied by the Vermont Department of Health at …
The Checkup for Sept. 23: Middlebury bars 22 from campus for flouting COVID rules With this regular feature, the Banner runs down breaking local and regional developments in the coronavirus pandemic. THE NUMBERS The statistics supplied by the Vermont Department of Health at …
The Checkup for Sept. 23: 2 new cases of COVID-19 reported in state With this regular feature, the Banner runs down breaking local and regional developments in the coronavirus pandemic. THE NUMBERS The statistics supplied by the Vermont Department of Health at …

The Checkup for Sept. 21: 4 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Vermont

With this regular feature, the Banner runs down breaking local and regional developments in the coronavirus pandemic. THE NUMBERS The statistics supplied by the Vermont Department of Health at …

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Watch: Gov. Baker delivers daily COVID-19 briefing Gov. Charlie Baker delivers his daily coronavirus update, along with Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito and Health and Human Services Secretary Marylou Sudders.
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A list of resources about the coronavirus, community-based supports These are community, local, state, federal and other online resources about the coronavirus and preparation for you, your family and your home, as well as aid services for individuals and families in need.
Updated: Here's what's closed in the Berkshire community because of the potential COVID-19 outbreak These groups have cancelled events because of the potential spread of COVID-19.
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The Checkup for Sept. 20: 9 new cases of COVID-19 in Vermont since Friday With this regular feature, the Banner runs down breaking local and regional developments in the coronavirus pandemic. THE NUMBERS The statistics supplied by the Vermont Department of Health at …
The Checkup for Sept. 18: State announces business assistance program With this regular feature, the Banner runs down breaking local and regional developments in the coronavirus pandemic. THE NUMBERS The statistics supplied by the Vermont Department of Health at …
The Checkup for Sept. 17: 3 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Vermont With this regular feature, the Banner runs down breaking local and regional developments in the coronavirus pandemic. THE NUMBERS The statistics supplied by the Vermont Department of Health at …
The Checkup for Sept. 16: Poll workers recruited in light of COVID-19 With this regular feature, the Banner runs down breaking local and regional developments in the coronavirus pandemic. THE NUMBERS The statistics supplied by the Vermont Department of Health at …
The Checkup for Sept. 15: 7 new cases of COVID-19 in Vermont With this regular feature, the Banner runs down breaking local and regional developments in the coronavirus pandemic. THE NUMBERS The statistics supplied by the Vermont Department of Health at …
The Checkup for Sept. 14: Hospitality limits may be relaxed, Scott says With this regular feature, the Banner runs down breaking local and regional developments in the coronavirus pandemic. THE NUMBERS The statistics supplied by the Vermont Department of Health at …
The Checkup for Sept. 13: Number of tests passes 150,000 mark With this regular feature, the Banner runs down breaking local and regional developments in the coronavirus pandemic. THE NUMBERS The statistics supplied by the Vermont Department of Health at …
The Checkup for Sept. 11: 8 new cases of COVID-19 in Vermont With this regular feature, the Banner runs down breaking local and regional developments in the coronavirus pandemic. THE NUMBERS The statistics supplied by the Vermont Department of Health at …
The Checkup for Sept. 10: 3 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Vermont With this regular feature, the Banner runs down breaking local and regional developments in the coronavirus pandemic. THE NUMBERS The statistics supplied by the Vermont Department of Health at …
The Checkup for Sept. 9: Bennington College reports no active cases With this regular feature, the Banner runs down breaking local and regional developments in the coronavirus pandemic. THE NUMBERS The statistics supplied by the Vermont Department of Health at …
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential election (all times local): 10:50 p.m. President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden are painting a very different picture of the …
CLEVELAND (AP) — On a night for debates, Aaron Judge, Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees made quite an opening statement. Shane Bieber had no rebuttal. Judge smashed a tone-setting, …
CLEVELAND (AP) — It started out civil enough, with President Donald Trump striding deliberately to his lectern, and Democrat Joe Biden nodding to his opponent and offering, “How you doing, …
CLEVELAND (AP) — Marked by angry interruptions and bitter accusations, the first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden erupted in contentious exchanges …
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden sparred Tuesday in their first of three debates, hoping to sway undecided voters planning to cast ballots by mail and in …
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Martin Langeveld | Corona Diary: We're looking at a recession on a par with the Depression Back on Jan. 15, I visited my financial adviser to see how our nest egg is doing, as I do every year. As usual, the conversation included speculation about whether a recession might happen …
Podcast | Don Morrison commentary: Going viral Here's a little podcast on our government's current epidemic of denial. Don Morrison, who produces his eponymous Don Morrison Commentary, is an author, lecturer, member of The Berkshire Eagle's …
Letter: Serious crisis must be treated seriously To the editor: First the disclaimer: I hope every single word of this letter is wrong. In Berkshire County right now, we are facing an unprecedented medical, humanitarian and economic crisis …
Letter: Facts, not fear, are fueling response To the editor: I respectfully disagree with Ronald Hersh's assessment of the coronavirus response ("Fear is fueling coronavirus reaction," letter March 14.) Does media fear-mongering exist? Of …
Letter: Helping out during pandemic To the editor: As the vibrant life in the beautiful Berkshires shuts down with the coronavirus precautions, there are things we can do to protect the institutions and businesses that mean so much …

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Elliott Greenblott: Fraud Watch | Beware of coronavirus-related scams With the spread of COVID-19, a number of scams and phishing attempts have appeared recently. Scammers impersonate officials with federal health services, state health departments, Homeland …
US study testing possible treatment for coronavirus OMAHA, Neb. — The first clinical trial in the U.S. of a possible coronavirus treatment is underway in Nebraska and eventually is expected to include 400 patients at 50 locations around the …
Benjamin Abelow, M.D.: Could inexpensive generic drugs stop a dangerous pandemic? GREAT BARRINGTON — Whether or not the new coronavirus disease known as COVID-19 strikes the U.S. hard, events in China and elsewhere are a frightening reminder that modern societies are highly …
Donald Morrison: A plague on all our houses BECKET — I lived in Beijing for two years and Hong Kong for seven, and never came down with anything more lethal than a head cold. But now, a decade after quitting the Middle Kingdom, I am …

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MAU board member ripped over Facebook comments BENNINGTON — A member of the Mount Anthony Union School Board is under fire on social media over recent Facebook comments relating to Blacks, the Black Lives Matter movement and liberals. Ed …
ATV driver who fled scene facing charges POWNAL — A Bennington man who police say crashed his all-terrain vehicle in Pownal Sept. 12 and then fled the scene has been located and is facing charges. "The operator turned himself in …
Manchester man dies after being struck on Route 7 SHAFTSBURY — A 20-year-old Manchester man was killed Wednesday night when he was struck by two cars on Route 7, Vermont State Police said. The man, identified as Frederic W. Wu,…
Start time changes for SVSU elementary schools BENNINGTON — Elementary schools in the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union will be starting an hour later this fall, a change precipitated by the Vermont Department of Health's guidance for …
New Bennington College president embraces COVID, controversy as a new term begins New Bennington College President Laura Walker brings a long career in fundraising and storytelling to the small liberal arts college, as well as controversy surrounding her departure from New York …

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