BELLOWS FALLS — Bellows Falls has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to art and culture, and I'm proud to be a small part of that.
GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...
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The president of the Vermont Chamber of Commerce made her annual visit to town, where she gave a fairly upbeat assessment of the year ahead in the state Legislature, as well as the state's economy. Speaking to members of the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce on Nov. 29, Betsy Bishop said she thought that this year's legislative session was not nearly as contentious as the press made it out to be. “Yes, there were some high-profile fights, but overall, the...
During the Great Depression, the Civilian Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administration provided dignity and income for 11 million jobless men and women. Today, we need a United Nations CCC-WPA for places with extreme unemployment. Much of what the world spends on war and preparedness would be unnecessary if some were devoted to job creation. And ISIS recruitment would be harder. In the Middle Ages, the people who left their known world to become Crusaders against the infidels were not...
Three area a cappella groups will perform a benefit concert, “Gimme Shelter,” for Groundworks Collaborative on Saturday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m., at the Hooker-Dunham Theatre, 139 Main St. Groundworks is the recent merger of Brattleboro Area Drop In Center and Morningside Shelter. It offers the second largest food shelf in Vermont and a 30-bed shelter, as well as a seasonal shelter from November through April, a day shelter, and a youth shelter in Bellows Falls. The three vocal groups,
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