Vermont Public Radio: susan keese
The 2009 construction season has been a big one for the second leg of Vermont Route 279 -- the Bennington Bypass.
In Bennington County, which has the third highest unemployment rate in Vermont, a company called Plasan North America is expanding.
Officials at Bennington's Southwestern Vermont Medical Center are projecting a 22 million dollar budget deficit by the end of its fiscal year in September.
The Weston playhouse opens its summer season this week with a one-man comedy starring Sam Lloyd Junior.




