PUTNEY-I am grateful to call Bex Slattery a colleague, blessed to call her a friend,
WILMINGTON-As a former Vernon resident (and one dying to move back there!) I wholeheartedly endorse...
BRATTLEBORO-Oscar Heller is my choice for the three-year seat on the Brattleboro Selectboard. As a...
BRATTLEBORO-Gov. Phil Scott has proposed eliminating Vermont's successful universal school meals program. As a parent...
All Souls hosts annual Tag Sale WEST BRATTLEBORO - All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church will hold its annual Tag Sale on Friday, May 8, from 4 to 7 p.m., and Saturday May 9, from 8 to 11 a.m. Sponsored by the Women's Federation. This popular sale will feature clothing for women, men and children, and household items such as vacuums, toaster ovens, lamps, books, toys, jewelry, and more. The proceeds will support projects beyond the church budget. All Souls Church...
I found Evangelina Holvino's article [“Latinos in Vermont: Why we matter,” The Commons, October] filled with the same mantra that I`ve read in all Latino articles. It's the same lesson they feel compelled to teach us Americans: their importance both culturally and financially in this society, how we Americans had better get the big picture, etc. Her article was peppered with sarcasm, such as we should all be bilingual in this global world. Let me say that if I move...
March introduces a daytime educational series for adults at Brattleboro Music Center, including monthly music appreciation gatherings, a chorus for seniors, and a beginners' violin class. According to the BMC's Pam Lierle, the adult daytime track “is a direct response to the region's decidedly older adult population and mounting evidence that engagement in music as we age has significant positive health benefits.” Lierle says in a program announcement those benefits include elevated mood, relief of pain, reduction in stress, improvement...
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