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...
Beadniks, the Main Street storefront selling beads, beaded jewelry, and supplies to make it - in addition to toys, candy, gifts, gemstones, and a variety of other items - celebrated 25 years of business in October. But the shop's history is older than that. Beadniks' owner Brian Robertshaw started the business - mostly, as a store selling just beads - in Martha's Vineyard three years before moving it to Brattleboro. Robertshaw's interest in beads, and his talent at selling them,
Dear Governor Scott: Three times each week, we listen to your COVID-19 news conferences. We appreciate your patience, candor, and caution. You accept responsibility for decisions while, appropriately, deferring to your experts to provide precise and detailed answers to the questions. Your science-based approach generally increases our confidence in your decisions. However, you have yet to provide a science-based rationale for your decision to not require that business patrons wear masks. You and your colleagues refer to informal observations that...
A new round of ukulele classes, taught by Lisa McCormick, begins in mid-April, and beginners, and advanced beginner classes are available. Daytime, evening, and online-only classes are offered. “The ukulele offers an amazingly easy entry in making music, welcoming beginners at any age, bringing them big smiles and joy within minutes of first touching the instrument,” McCormick said in a news release. The “ukulele scene” has exploded in the Brattleboro area in recent months, with more than 200 new players...
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