PUTNEY-Beloved children's book author and illustrator Eileen Christelow told The Commons she saved her illustrations...
BRATTLEBORO-Class, a play by Irish playwrights Iseult Golden and David Horan, gets its U.S. premiere...
BRATTLEBORO-118 Elliot presents a special showing and conversation with the artists of "Fueled by Love:
BRATTLEBORO-Windham World Affairs Council (WWAC) and the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) will host...
Louisiana-based Entergy Corp. is suing the state of Vermont in order to continue operating the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant after its state operating license expires in 2012. Richard Smith, president of Entergy Wholesale Commodities, made the announcement Monday morning, shortly after the corporation filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court against Vermont. Entergy sought a license to continue running the plant for an additional 20 years. Vermont Yankee provides about one-third of the state's electricity and employs 650 people (about...
In June, Florida's governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation that requires local law enforcement agencies overseeing county detention facilities to collaborate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to enforce immigration laws. This move, which came amid opposition from towns all over Florida, is a cautionary tale about what could happen elsewhere. Here in Vermont, eight jurisdictions, including Brattleboro, have ensured a clear dividing line between their local law enforcement departments and immigration authorities. They have done this by adopting five...
In mid-April, the Blanche Moyse Chorale will perform settings of the Latin Mass by the Russian/American composer Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) and by the Swiss composer Frank Martin (1890-1974). The concert will be performed twice: at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, April 10, at Immanuel Episcopal Church in Bellows Falls, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 12, at Centre Congregational Church in Brattleboro. To characterize the musical revolution of the early 20th century, Chorale director Mary Westbrook-Geha has chosen two choral...
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