WILLIAMSVILLE-The passing of Rt. Rev. Thomas Clark Ely on Aug. 30 at age 73 has...
WINDHAM-The recent acquisition of several properties throughout town has led to a call for more...
BRATTLEBORO-After a week of contract negotiations, Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) school bus drivers and...
BRATTLEBORO-Kerry Secrest has been a successful business person, a civic leader, and someone who never...
Combining local myth with a spooky storyline, the producers of Strange Events At Vilas Bridge have created a new television series they're calling a “supernatural thriller.” But in their efforts to tell a scary tale, are they misrepresenting local history and culture? Falls Area Community Television in Bellows Falls covers local municipal meetings and provides television training, equipment, and studio access to the public. Their federally-mandated funding comes from cable companies serving the Rockingham area. Late last year, FACT Executive...
As we focus collectively on the threat of the coronavirus and the disease it causes - COVID-19 - I want to assure your readers that the Brattleboro Retreat is taking numerous steps to safeguard the health of our patients, staff, and community. At the same time, we remain focused on our core mission to provide quality mental health and addiction services. In this regard, the Retreat has never been more essential to the state's overall health-care system. Each time we...
Did you ever wonder what the movies were like before they learned how to talk? You can find out on April 20 at the climax of Next Stage's series, “Shhh! Friday Night at the (Silent) Movies!” when Rob Mermin presents the lecture “Silents Are Golden: A Celebration of Silent Cinema.” In 2007, the Green Mountain Film Festival invited Mermin to create a special live program on silent film. Mermin suspected the festival wanted him to do something on silent comedy.
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