SVMC Welcomes Patrice Thornton

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BENNINGTON, Vt. Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) welocmed Patrice Thornton, MD, to SVMC Northshire Campus and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians.
 
Dr. Thornton completed her residency and internship at New York Medical College and Westchester Medical Center. She received her medical degree at New York Medical College and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. She received her bachelor's in biology from New York University. She is board certified in internal medicine.
 
Dr. Thornton has worked as a primary care internist with Nuvance Health/Western Connecticut Medical Group. She worked for more than 20 years as a primary care internist at Village Medical in Pawling, New York. She has also served as an assistant clinical professor of medicine at New York University.
 
SVMC's Northshire Campus offers comprehensive medical care for the whole family. Its services include pediatrics, health promotion and wellness programs, and on-site physical therapy, laboratory, and x-ray services for those with a provider's order. The office is located at 5957 Main Street in Manchester Center. Appointments are available 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday – Friday. Dr. Thornton is accepting new patients. Call 802-362-4440 for an appointment

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Coggins Auto Group Celebrates Five Years

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
BENNINGTON, Vt. — The family-owned Coggins Auto Group is celebrating five years of operations: Coggins Toyota of Bennington and Coggins Honda of Bennington, and Coggins of the Berkshires in nearby Massachusetts.
 
Mike Coggins purchased three dealerships — Honda, Toyota and Ford — in 2020 with a goal to restore trust and a "true sense of community-minded dealership culture." 
 
"My primary focus from day one was bringing back that connection to the region," Coggins had said back in 2021. "This area values real relationships. They want to know the people they're doing business with. We set out to rebuild that trust."
 
The Ford dealership was sold off in 2023 and Coggins of the Berkshires, with sales and services for used cars, opened the same year in Pittsfield, Mass. 
 
According to Coggins Auto Group, the dealerships had social media ratings of two stars when they were purchased; now all Coggins locations are garnering more than four stars in customer satisfaction reviews. 
 
"We sell cars, and we fix cars, and our goal is just to make our customers happy, and keep our employees happy, and that's what's made this really work these last few years," said General Manager Scott O'Connell.
 
Coggins Auto Group is also involved in events that benefit the community, including its popular annual charity golf tournament that funds local charities and organizations such as the Bennington Little League.
 
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