SVMC, Dartmoth-Hitchcock Welcome New PA-C

10:31AM / Tuesday, September 27, 2022Print Story | Email Story

BENNINGTON, Vt. — The Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians welcome Dorisanne Wonsor, PA-C.

Wonsor has worked most recently as an inpatient physician assistant at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham & Women’s Cancer Center in Boston, where she also worked as both a senior research data specialist and as a new patient coordinator in the past.She received her master’s degree in physician assistant studies from MCPHS University in Worcester, MA, and her bachelor’s in chemistry from College of the Holy Cross in Worcester. She is certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

The Cancer Center is a department of Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC), which is part of Southwestern Vermont Health Care (SVHC). Patients at the Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center have access to genetic counseling, clinical trials, palliative care services, and the latest technology for radiation treatment of cancer. The Center is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.

Its physicians are members of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Putnam Physicians, and it is managed in cooperation with Dartmouth’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center, one of three National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive care centers in New England.

A complete reconstruction of the Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center is planned as a part of the Vision 2020: A Decade of Transformation Capital Campaign. The new Hoyt-Hunter Regional Cancer Center will have double the number of exam and infusion rooms. The design focuses on patient comfort in addition to clinical excellence.

To learn more and make a donation, visit svhealthcare.org/vision2020

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Create an Ad: Coggins Auto Group

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
05:40PM / Saturday, March 14, 2026

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Fourth-grade students at Bennington Elementary School illustrated the exciting experience of purchasing a Toyota or Honda at Coggins Auto Group as part of our Junior Marketers Create an Ad series.

The dealership group has two locations, the Toyota/Honda dealership in Bennington and an independent store, Coggins of the Berkshires, located on East Street in Pittsfield, Mass.

In this episode, students in Sara Plante's art class depicted the fun and stress free experience of purchasing a car at the Vermont location, at 751 North Bennington Road. View all their advertisements here.

"Our main mission is to sell and service cars the right way, help people when they need it, and support the communities that we operate in," said Valerie Harrington, Coggins marketing director.

"The students really captured the excitement of buying a new vehicle and the family friendly atmosphere that we try to create here at Coggins, while helping people find exactly what they want."

Coggins Auto Group offers a full spectrum of automotive services, including new and used vehicle sales, maintenance and repairs, parts, and collision repair.

"They did a great job showing the welcoming environment and teamwork that we call the Coggins way," Harrington said.

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