BELLOWS FALLS-On this Saturday, the 250th anniversary of two early Massachusetts battles that irrevocably advanced...
BRATTLEBORO-Greg Lesch. the executive director of the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce, died Feb. 19,
Many people in Windham County look on in frustration as they watch the police arrest...
ROCKINGHAM-The town of Rockingham recently announced that the Proposed Amendments to the town's Zoning and...
The recent emergence of a group of Brattleboro Union High School students calling themselves the Nigger Hanging Redneck Association has brought longstanding racial tensions to the surface of a community struggling to understand how to respond appropriately and completely to such overt expressions of hate. Amid community efforts to come together and roundly condemn racial hatred - and the assertions of some citizens of color that official responses to racist tensions from the school and the police have been insufficient...
As the two-year mark of Tropical Storm Irene approaches, nearly 50 families in Windham County are still struggling to rebuild their lives. To help these individuals, the Southeastern Vermont Irene Long-Term Recovery Committee (SEVT-LTRC) is organizing groups of volunteers of all skill levels to assist with small construction, debris clean-up, and other projects throughout Windham County. We are inviting townspeople, faith communities, and other civic organizations to become a part of these projects. By becoming a volunteer, you give support...
Twilight Music continues its 13th annual Twilight on the Tavern Lawn series of folk, world beat, rock, jazz, zydeco, Celtic, swing, blues, and bluegrass summer concerts on Sunday, June 14, with contemporary bluegrass and folk music trio The Stockwell Brothers. Bruce, Barry, and Alan Stockwell's music spans traditional and progressive styles, but their trademark acoustic sound features new singer/songwriter material recast with banjo, alternative rhythms, and three-part harmonies. They cover straight-ahead bluegrass songs, finger-picked acoustic guitar ballads, full-tilt breakdowns and...
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