BRATTLEBORO-Since moving to Brattleboro over a year ago, I have learned that there are so...
BRATTLEBORO-The Anti-Defamation League's 2024 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents reports a deeply troubling rise in antisemitism...
DEERFIELD, MASS.-U.S. Rep. Becca Balint claims that President Trump "does not give a damn about...
The writer is a Town Meeting member representing District 8. BRATTLEBORO-As part of Brattleboro's FY26...
WARDSBORO-The longest continuous running Fourth of July parade and celebration in the state will celebrate its 75th anniversary this year. Organizers say that this year's 75th celebration of the Fourth in Wardsboro "promises spectacular events such as the usual colorful floats, vintage cars from around the region, creative vendors who will line Main Street, our famous Strawberry Shortcake, the Chicken Barbecue with all the fixins', homemade pies, the hamburger/hot dog stand, a lemonade stand, face painting, a quilt show, kids'
BRATTLEBORO-In "The Lottery," a suspenseful short story by North Bennington resident Shirley Jackson, all the villagers gather every June, as they always have, participating in a ritual to ensure a good harvest, a beneficial year, and remove bad omens. They do this by collectively stoning to death one member of the village, who is chosen by lottery. Then their village carries on, thinking they've done what is needed to improve their lives. Until the following June. Political historian Heather Cox...
Estey Organ Museum, 108 Birge St., announces an old-fashioned Hymn Sing to celebrate the museum's 20th anniversary. The event will take place at the museum on Sunday, July 10, at 4 p.m. Organist Gavin Klein will accompany singers on reed and pipe organs manufactured by the Estey Organ Company between 1850 and 1960. Klein is no stranger to the Brattleboro area, having offered a well-attended recital on the Estey pipe organ, Opus 300, at Epsilon Spires in January 2020. Mr.
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