BRATTLEBORO — Shela Linton has always been awesome for Brattleboro. She wants to empower other people.
In light of this kind of commitment, activism becomes clear as humanitarianism.
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...
After WVEW-LP 107.7 FM saw its second-floor studios and transmitter at the Brooks House heavily damaged in the April 17, 2011 fire that gutted the downtown landmark, the nonprofit, independent community radio station found itself homeless and unable to broadcast. A year later, WVEW was back on the air from its new broadcast studio at the Hooker-Dunham Building, across the street from the Brooks House. But there was one big problem with the station's new home in the repurposed shoe...
Li-Pon Owen, Daniel Sicken, and Tim Stevenson were arrested at TD Bank in Brattleboro on Feb. 22 to bring attention to the bank's inappropriate investments in Standing Rock Pipeline as well as the Alberta Tar Sands environmental nightmare. An important message from these three people - as well as the 50 people gathered in support - is that the state of Vermont, in having our daily nuts-and-bolts state funds managed by TD Bank, is actively invested in environmental disaster. This...
BRATTLEBORO-On Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m., the Latchis Theatre will ring again with the sounds of Sing Nowell: Songs & Carols for Midwinter & Christmastide. This is the third year of the community celebration bringing together Andy Davis and Fred Breunig of Nowell Sing We Clear, the vocal ensemble Windborne (Lauren Breunig, Jeremy Carter-Gordon, Lynn Rowan, and Will Rowan) as well as an ensemble of Arthur Davis, Emma Schneider, Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin, and Laurel Swift. Tickets are available at tinyurl.com/SingNowell2024.
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