BRATTLEBORO — RE: “The artisan-cheese revolution” [Food & Drink, June 5]:
There is little in life that can't be helped by cheese.
GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...
The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...
WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...
Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
BRATTLEBORO-"I always thought that the Sportsman's Lounge on Canal Street in Brattleboro was our own version of the television show Cheers," says Gordon Bristol, a regular customer for many years. The vacant structure burned in a spectacular explosion of flame early in the morning of Nov. 7, days before it was scheduled to be demolished. The last chapter for the 104-year-old building at 45 Canal St. began in 1963, when Dessaint's Food Center, a small, neighborhood grocery store, took on...
Many thanks to Liza King who, in these pages, has added another voice of compassion for the many folks among us who are struggling mightily with poverty, homelessness, or disabilities of one sort or another. Those among us who are so privileged should be thankful for a roof over our heads, food in the refrigerator, and clothes on our backs - in short, a safe place of refuge. Often I think of a refrain sung by Joan Baez as I...
In a “rare and exciting collaboration” between Jokers Wild and Peter Amidon, an evening of community contra and square dances will take place at the Evening Star Grange in Dummerston Center on Saturday, May 21, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m,, according to a news release. Jokers Wild features three local young musicians: Aidan Murphy on fiddle, Everest Witman on guitar and Alden Witman on penny whistle. Peter Amidon will call the dance and tell a traditional folk tale midway through...
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