BRATTLEBORO-The locally rooted Vermont Film and Folklore Festival (VFFF) casts a wide net. Based again...
BRATTLEBORO-A newly formed rock 'n' roll band, Black Rover - made up of four professional...
BRATTLEBORO-The saying "it takes a village" rings true for "Efflorescence," the spring show of the...
PUTNEY-After two sold-out events that brought together film lovers and foodies alike, Next Stage Arts'
With Townshend the only Windham Central Supervisory Union town out of five that voted against it, the fiscal 2013 Leland & Gray school budget passed 172 to 109. The $6.5 million budget approved by voters on Feb. 15 represents a 3.5 increase over last year's. Townshend, with 893 registered voters, cast 59 votes - 23 yes and 36 no. The other four towns in the district voted for the budget, albeit in low numbers. Turnout increased only slightly over last...
We can understand why some people might be persuaded that Senator Jeanette White supported cannabis legalization in the last session while Senator Becca Balint opposed it. But the truth is that Senator White supported and voted in favor of a bill regulating cannabis. And there is a profound difference between regulation and legalization. Senator White promoted a regulation bill with cultivation licenses limited to a few well-funded and well-connected industrial growers. The bill was loaded with pork, mandating that the...
Leading up to Older Americans Month in May, Senior Solutions and the Brattleboro Senior Center are teaming up to show the award-winning documentary film Age of Champions on Wednesday, April 15, at 1:30 p.m., at the Latchis Theatre. Age of Champions is the story of five competitors who sprint, leap, and swim for gold at the National Senior Olympics. You'll meet an 100-year-old tennis champion, an 86-year-old pole vaulter, and rough-and-tumble basketball grandmothers as they triumph over the limitations of...
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