A woman walks her dog on the campus of Bennington College as the snow starts on Wednesday, December 9, 2020.
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From left, Maia Hill-McDermott, 6, Mason Hill-McDermott, 13 and their mother Samantha Hill wave to the passing vehicles during the Arlington School District teacher parade on Thursday, May 7, 2020.
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Anna Swierad, the Republican representative on the Bennington Board of Civil Authority, left, and Barbara Bluto, the Democratic representative on the board, remove the ballots from their envelopes during the early absentee ballot processing held at the fire station by the Town Clerk and the board on Thursday, August 6, 2020. The signed ballot envelopes are kept face down until they are removed to ensure the privacy of voters.
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Young riders line up at the start on Saturday, October 10, 2020, during the VT State Pre-Race Double at Catamount BMX at Willow Park in Bennington.
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Isaac Zazzaro, 3, grimaces as he arrives at the top of the hill followed by Sophia Zampini, 4, at the Catamount BMX track at Willow Park in Bennington on Tuesday, June 30, 2020.
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Eliezer Andrusier, 13, lights the candle representing the first night of Hanukkah at Adams Park in Manchester on Thursday, December 10, 2020. The short celebration was led by Rabbi Menachem of Chabad-Lubavitch of Manchester.
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Molly Gray speaks to people during a forum at Willow Park in Bennington on Sunday, September 27, 2020. Gray is running for lieutenant governor.
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A red tailed hawk perches on the hand of Michael Clough of the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum, during the Raptors show in the courtyard of the Bennington Library on Wednesday, August 5, 2020.
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Sawyer Crosier, 13, of North Bennington, enjoys the seasonably warm temperature as he rides his scooter on the docks at Lake Paran early Saturday, Nov.21, 2020.
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Jenny Dewar accepts paperwork from a voter at the Pownal Valley Fire Department on the morning of Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020.
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Caroline Bonnivier-Snyder
Photojournalist
Caroline is the photojournalist for the Bennington Banner. She began her journalism career at The North Adams Transcript in 2001 and joined The Berkshire Eagle in 2004. She lives in the Berkshires with her two young children and a flurry of animals.
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