Senior meals site change in Bennington sparks criticism

MANCHESTER — Meals on Wheels of Bennington County is fielding criticism over its decision to stop serving lunches at Town Hall and invite seniors to attend meals in Arlington instead.
Executive Director Ilsa Svoboda, who announced the decision last week, was confronted Tuesday by several seniors at the Manchester site, who sharply questioned the need to discontinue the service and the reasoning provided by Svoboda — that attendance was not high enough to justify the lease and other e