BRATTLEBORO — Nick Widomski was a really amazing person, and everybody who knew him is going to miss him terribly.
PUTNEY-I am grateful to call Bex Slattery a colleague, blessed to call her a friend,
WILMINGTON-As a former Vernon resident (and one dying to move back there!) I wholeheartedly endorse...
BRATTLEBORO-Oscar Heller is my choice for the three-year seat on the Brattleboro Selectboard. As a...
BRATTLEBORO-Gov. Phil Scott has proposed eliminating Vermont's successful universal school meals program. As a parent...
Steve Barrett, director of public works, opens the door to his sunny office to let in fresh air. “There is hope everywhere,” he says on this bright morning. Barrett's upbeat attitude serves as a reminder to get outside and enjoy Vermont's beauty even while the community practices social distancing to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The shift in the way we are living has had consequences for the town's water and sewer systems. Barrett estimates the town “is using...
Much of my education around racial injustice in the United States took place once I moved out of Vermont to a more racially diverse community - but it actually began here. It began with a mother who gave me books that told many American stories, not just one - a mother who didn't shy away from tough conversations about our country. She described what she had witnessed as a young woman, when Birmingham police turned fire hoses on young protesters,
Artists Delano Dunn and Susan Luss, baker Megan Sway, and Dunn's mother, Diane Mangle, will work together (virtually) to make pies, discuss African American foodways, and eat, as the old Creoles used to say, “melt-in-your-mouth deliciousness.” Presented by the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC), “Pâte Brisée: A Conversation with Four Pies,” will take place on Thursday, July 29, at 7:30 p.m. This unusual online event is offered in connection with the exhibit “Delano Dunn: Novelties,” on view at BMAC...
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