North Adams Man Killed In Stamford Motorcycle Accident

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STAMFORD, Vt. — Conner Caron, 20, of North Adams, Mass., was pronounced dead at the scene of a motorcycle crash Thursday afternoon in Stamford, Vt., according to Vermont State Police.

The Bennington Banner reported that troopers from the Shaftsbury barracks were dispatched to the scene on VT Route 100 near Robillard Road around 3:47 p.m.

Police reported that a preliminary investigation indicated that a 2018 Jeep Cherokee, driven by Rita Bolognani of North Adams, was preparing to enter Vermont Route 100 from a side road connecting Robillard Road and VT Route 100.

As Bolognani neared the road's edge, Caron’s motorcycle struck the front driver's side area of the Jeep, causing Caron to be thrown from the vehicle. Bolognani was not injured in the incident.

Based on witness statements, police also reported that speed was a factor in the crash.

The Stamford Fire Department, Northern Berkshire EMS, and Vermont AOT were also on scene to assist with the investigation. 

The accident is still under investigation.

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Bennington College Hosts Author Katie Yee

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Bennington College welcomes alum Katie Yee '17 for a public reading from her debut novel, "Maggie; or, a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar," on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, at 7:00 pm in Tishman Lecture Hall. 
 
The event is a part of Bennington's Literature Evenings series. It is free and open to the public. 
 
According to a press release:
 
In Yee's taut, wry debut novel, a Chinese American woman spins tragedy into comedy when her life falls apart. The novel grapples with grief, motherhood, and myths.
 
While at Bennington as a student, Yee was one of the first recipients of the Catherine Morrison Golden '55 P'80 Undergraduate Writing Fellowship to attend the summer residency of the Bennington Writing Seminars MFA program.
 
"Going back to when Katie was a standout Literature student as an undergraduate, she has always written 'beyond her years,'" faculty member Benjamin Anastas said. "And ever since, Katie has been racking up accomplishment after accomplishment in the literary world." 
 
Yee's writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books, No Tokens, The Believer, Washington Square Review, Triangle House, Epiphany, and Literary Hub. She has been awarded fellowships from the Center for Fiction, the Asian American Writers' Workshop, and Kundiman. She is the Barnes & Noble 2025 Discover Prize Winner. 
 
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