BRATTLEBORO — Thank you for painting a quick sketch of Charles Monette, who, after 19 years, is once again presenting his artistic work on the stage. I look forward to seeing “Becoming van Gogh.”
BRATTLEBORO-We are living in a moment of deep crisis for our democracy. Billionaires and political...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
Entergy has spent more than $2 million to dispose of groundwater leaking into a dormant turbine building at Vermont Yankee. And the leaks show no sign of stopping, though administrators at the idled Vernon plant say they're continuing to find and address problem areas when possible. There are still 500 to 600 gallons of water entering the turbine building each day, said Joe Lynch, a senior government affairs manager for Entergy. But that's actually an improvement from much more severe...
I have a hard time believing that Elayne Clift is lamenting the treatment of the poor, particularly children, in the United States. One would almost think she has never seen a UNICEF commercial, where children overseas are shown literally starving to death for lack of food. It is insulting the way people in our very privileged nation compare our “poor” with the poor of the world. Most of our “poor” have shelter (or the ability to get it, whether through...
New England Center for Circus Arts' 24th Circus Workshop Weekend is Nov. 8-10 and promises even more than previous outings. NECCA is offering its ever-popular workshops in 2- and 3-hour discipline-specific classes as usual, but is also adding shows, seminars, and conversations with an overarching theme of “Making Circus that Matters.” “In addition to taking classes on aerials, trampoline, handstands, German wheel, and flying trapeze, visitors can see circus shows that have meaning,” said Elsie Smith, NECCA's Director of Programming,
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