Tom Schiedler shows that one is never too old to learn about and appreciate a new art form. Thank you for making me look in a different way.
BRATTLEBORO-What a depressing time to celebrate Independence Day, as No. 47 and his obedient and...
Sarah Ellis is a writer and mental health advocate who grew up in Brattleboro and...
BRATTLEBORO-Analysis of Brattleboro's Charter Revision Survey reveals growing dissatisfaction with the current Representative Town Meeting...
GUILFORD-A term often used regarding a military action is "collateral damage." This term masks the...
The Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual spring Legislative Breakfast on March 15 - but minus the bacon and eggs, as COVID-19 turned the ritual update on happenings in Montpelier into a virtual affair. The morning started with some light trash talking between Rep. Mike Mrowicki and Sen. Jeanette White as the two Putney Democrats traded barbs on whose chamber worked harder. Ten Windham County lawmakers outlined bills they're working on that might interest local businesses, on such...
Elayne Clift (elayne-clift.com) has written this column about women, politics, and social issues for almost 20 years. BRATTLEBORO-In his final week in office, President Biden signed important legislation that would allow a monument dedicated to American women to be placed on the National Mall. It would honor women's suffragists who, after 70 years of trying, would finally be recognized for what they achieved in 1920 - the right to vote. The Women's Suffrage National Monument was approved on the eve...
Wild Goose Players continues its first season with John Hadden's production of Hamlet. Having just completed a successful run of Into The Woods at the Bellows Falls Opera House, Wild Goose Players will be partnering with Main Street Arts in Saxtons River, where the play will be performed. Performance dates are Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., June 25 through July 10; Friday, July 15 at 7 p.m., and Saturday, July 16 at 2 p.m. This production...
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