Isn't Martha M Moravec's writing awesome? Martha and I have been online friends for the past few years, and I'm excited to see her book become a reality.
Bravo!
Emily Hallock is a patient care technician at Brattleboro Retreat. She originally posted this piece...
WEST BRATTLEBORO-Free the drugs. I suggest the state of Vermont offers free drugs administered by...
PUTNEY-The Jim Jeffords ("I didn't leave the party, the party left me") solution: The U.S.
MIDDLEBURY-CCM Holland Mills' letter itself is filled with untrue statements and harmful rhetoric, which I,
A local nonprofit has launched a mutual aid fund aiming to support LGBTQ+ people, especially LGBTQ+ people of color, by distributing donations to the fund to qualified applicants. Out in the Open's fund offers up to $400 per individual for what it calls “groceries, supplies, housing support, medical support, and other thriving and survival needs.” The first round of funding, which closed on June 17, distributed $3,100 to eight people. “Mutual aid is about sharing resources with your community,” HB...
On Monday, Feb. 10, the Windham Central Super Board met to discuss the recent Pupil Weighting Factors Report released in December 2019. This is a subject which we have discussed in the past with great interest. At the meeting by an overwhelming vote of approval, the Board charged me to write to all legislative chairs of education committees, legislative leaders, and directors of Vermont's education professional organizations on behalf of Windham Central to convey that we urge them to review...
The Sarasa Ensemble returns to the Brattleboro Music Center on Friday, May 12. The Season Guest concert, set for 7 p.m. at the BMC, is “Take Four! Music for Cello Quartet.” With a tip of the hat to Dave Brubeck's famous ground-breaking hit, “Take Five,” Sarasa brings the cello to the fore in music arranged and written for four cellos. It will feature a range of eras and styles, from Josquin des Prez and J. S. Bach, and Beethoven to...
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