BRATTLEBORO — This is a great story and tribute to Marty Rancourt. I can say I've known him since he was born.
Good luck to him as he opens a new door.
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...
Vermont's congressional delegation is asking federal regulators to “give local stakeholders a seat at the table” when nuclear plants decommission. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.; Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.; and Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., joined a dozen other legislators in writing to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission as that agency begins developing new regulations for shut-down plants. As Vermont Yankee transitions toward decommissioning, a frequent complaint has been the lack of participation for host communities and state governments. So that is an...
Whenever domestic violence homicide makes the news, we all get a brief look at the most extreme form of an abuser's sense of entitlement. But his victim likely experienced a whole range of control tactics well before that fatal moment. Across the country, thousands of women work to stay alive despite graphic death threats, and every day three more batterers become killers. Because we're all downstream of this potential safety hazard, it's worth understanding a batterer's M.O. * * *
BRATTLEBORO-The UMass Percussion Ensemble returns to the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) on Sunday, April 14, at 7 p.m. Led by percussionist Ayano Kataoka, the Ensemble is made up of graduate and undergraduate percussion students at University of Massachusetts at Amherst. For their performance in Brattleboro, students Robert Grahmann, Philip Hanifin, Clara Montes, and Sejeong Pyo will perform original compositions and arrangements by J.S. Bach, Michael Burritt, John Cage, Jacob Druckman, and Igor Stravinsky. "A contemporary art museum is...
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