Congrats to Michael Obuchowski! I wish I could have been there at the Windham County Democrats' Obie Awards. Keep swinging!
MacLean Gander is retired from a long career as a professor and administrator at Landmark...
Deborah Lee Luskin , one of this newspaper's original columnists, blogs at deborahleeluskin.com. WILLIAMSVILLE-I have...
Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
Green Mountain Camp for Girls (GMC) recently received a donation from the Eileen Fisher Company Store in Manchester, Vt. The contribution of $3,202 will support GMC's scholarship fund, which ensures girls who wouldn't otherwise be able to go to camp the chance to enjoy one week of fun. In 2015, GMC gave $17,000 in scholarships to 71 deserving girls and didn't turn away a single camper. Green Mountain Camp for Girls was founded in 1917 by Sarah Bradley and her...
Smoke stings my eyes. A grinding roar fills my ears. The tunnel is narrow, glowing dull orange, getting hotter. I shuffle through the dimness, feet crunching over hot, brittle stones. My companion pulls me forward, down into the darkness and the heat. I can see the rough outline of his small body ahead, pulling me on doggedly, fearlessly. We turn a sharp corner. Heat blasts my face, sulfur stings my eyes. I squint through the sudden brightness and flinch backward...
For the month of June, Gallery in the Woods, 145 Main St., is showing oil paintings by Bobby DiTrani, with an opening reception on Friday, June 3, from 5 to 8 p.m., as part of Gallery Walk. As described by the gallery, DiTrani's work “focuses on themes of mythology, archetype, and implied narrative, often with an environmental undertone. Beautifully rendered figures full of energy and light in devastated landscapes. Drawing from past and contemporary influences, new myths are transcribed for...
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