© 2026
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Scam Advisory: We have been made aware that an online entity is posing as Joe Donahue to invite authors and other creatives onto our radio shows. The scammers then attempt to charge guests an appearance fee for exposure/publicity.
Please note: WAMC does not charge guests to appear on the station and any email about appearing on a WAMC program will come from a wamc.org email address.

'Big Chair' In Front Of Vermont Bank Damaged By Vandals

A giant ladderback chair that stands outside a Vermont business has been damaged by vandals.
The 19-foot (5.8 meters) high “Big Chair” that stands outside a credit union in Bennington is made from 3,000 pounds (1,361 kilograms) of cedar and white pine.

Surveillance video from early Thursday shows four people climbing and jumping on the chair. Now the chair's wooden joints are in splinters and the rope seat is no longer in place.

One of the people who was on the chair was apparently injured and was seen being helped away.

All contents © copyright 2021 Associated Press. All rights reserved