BRATTLEBORO — Visit our slide show of photos from the 2013 Strolling of the Heifers parade, which took place June 8.
BRATTLEBORO — Visit our slide show of photos from the 2013 Strolling of the Heifers parade, which took place June 8.
The Windham County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) is attempting to change the way that local law...
HomeShare Vermont, a nonprofit that connects people with extra space in their homes to those...
ROCKINGHAM-Rural gardeners and farmers have long known that the common earthworm (also known as the...
EAST DUMMERSTON-A three-alarm fire on Aug. 16 has destroyed a Windham County agricultural landmark. A...
Paul Cameron will miss Brattleboro. “It's a unique and wonderful place,” he said. Cameron stepped down as town energy coordinator Sept. 30. He plans to leave Brattleboro to return to his family in North Carolina. His mother is in her 90s, Cameron said, and it no longer felt right living far away. Cameron spent 14 years working out of the town Planning Department as the town's energy coordinator. He completed much of the town energy committee's hands-on efforts. In 2002,
My parents were part of what Tom Brokaw, the former national television news anchor, called “the greatest generation.” They gave but did not ask for anything in return. My parents, like others at that time, experienced many challenges, among them the struggles of the Depression and the challenges to our world freedom during World War II. My mother reminisced about seeing veterans of the Civil War and World War I marching in parades in Brattleboro, where she grew up. It...
Join the “Libraries Rock!” Summer Challenge in the Children's Room at Brooks Memorial Library. Kids earn points to win prizes by attending library events, completing the weekly discovery station, and, of course, reading. Prizes will be awarded once 25 points have been earned. Each child can earn multiple prizes over the course of the challenge. Prizes include free books, prize packs, gift certificates to local eateries and stores, and passes to fun activities. Parents can earn a bonus point for...
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