I'm looking forward to a day when dentistry offers a system of care rather than sporadic charity care for the many Vermonters who fall through the cracks.
BRATTLEBORO-In Brattleboro, a significant amount of public discourse happens online. While social media can be...
GREENFIELD, MASS.-When I saw the cover of The Commons, I decided to look over this...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group went off to Asheville, North Carolina! The multicultural group...
NORTHFIELD, MASS.-There are so many hysterical writers to this paper that it's difficult to focus...
Sam's Outdoor Outfitters has long advertised itself as "The Biggest Little Store in the World." But such hype will likely morph into history when the nearly century-old family-owned business leaves its 30,000-square-foot Main Street location at the end of its lease next spring. "With a lot of thought, and with huge regret, we have decided that we must close the Brattleboro store," third-generation head Brad Borofsky recently wrote in a letter to employees. Two satellite locations - one in Swanzey,
The U.S. Navy has named a Virginia-class submarine (SSN 792) the USS Vermont. This is only the third U.S. naval vessel to be named after the state of Vermont. The Vermont has been christened with anticipated commissioning in early 2020. The Green Mountain Base of the United States Submarine Veterans, Inc. is looking for submarine veterans to represent our state and to support the crew of the Vermont by coming on board for this historic event. I look forward to...
BRATTLEBORO-Sambaganza invites everyone to join them in the lively percussion rhythms of Brazilian Carnival. Those who love samba, drumming, joyful music, and the occasional parade, will find it all here. Sambaganza has been together since 2016 as a class at the Vermont Jazz Center, with a steady core of what event promoters describe as "friendly samba fanatics." Samba "is an infinitely expandable style of music," they say; "the big groups in Brazil have hundreds of drummers - so the more...
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