WEST DUMMERSTON — Seeing the picture of Byron and Lee Stookey reminded of the years of effort this couple has given to the community, and I say “hats off” to both of them.
Charles F. Monette is a poet, teacher, playwright, artist, actor, builder, and U.S. Army veteran.
Lachlan Francis chairs the Windham County Democratic Committee. WESTMINSTER-Democrats in the state Legislature scored some...
Fric Spruyt represents District 9 in Brattleboro's Representative Town Meeting. BRATTLEBORO-At the July 8 Brattleboro...
Jim Freedman is a leadership consultant and the author of Becoming a Leader: Identity, Influence,
NEWFANE-After going strong for over four years, West River Valley Mutual Aid (WRVMA) recently announced in a post on Front Porch Forum that it will close its portal, citing a decline in demand over the past six months. "It is with great joy that we announce our group's disbandment!" co-leader Juliette Carr wrote on behalf of its stewards. A pandemic-spawned entity, WRVMA is summed up on its website as "Neighbors Helping Neighbors in Windham County, Vermont: West River Valley &
As mentioned in a previous issue, the Voices section has had a record-breaking number of contributions in recent months. Despite our best efforts, some contributors have been waiting far too long to see their work in print - this week we have tried to catch up with the letters that follow. Some pieces have gone out of date faster than we could get them through the pipeline, particularly during the run-up to Annual Town Meetings and elections. This is a)
BRATTLEBORO-Artist Nye Ffarrabas and exhibition curator Mark Waskow will discuss the artist's life and career in a public talk at BMAC on Thursday, May 8, at 5:30 p.m. In the early and mid-1960s, artist Nye Ffarrabas was part of New York City's experimental and creative laboratory known as Fluxus, which encouraged the view that life and art were inseparable, that art was not an end-product but rather a creative energy and process. Now 92 and a resident of Brattleboro, Ffarrabas...
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