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...
A woman who allegedly attacked two people on Elliot Street on July 31 appeared in Windham County Superior Court on Monday. Mariam J. Belarj, 20, of Medford, N.Y., was arraigned on two felonies - including assault - and two misdemeanors. Bail was set at $2,500 for Belarj, who has also been charged under the state statute for hate-motivated crimes in connection with her interaction with Shela Linton, a woman of color and prominent advocate for issues of social justice. The...
It's 8 a.m. on the first day of the eye clinic. A line of people weaves along the side of El Cruz Rojo, the rustic Red Cross building that serves as a temporary home base for the eye care clinic in El Mochito, Honduras. Inside, Dr. Lynde Kimball, an optometrist from Brattleboro, and his wife, Connie Kimball, bustle about in preparation. The Kimballs, who spearhead the clinic, pop open wooden crates, revealing glasses of all shapes and sizes, categorized according...
Skidmore College professor Adam Tinkle will offer SoundMind, a free workshop in aural attention and participatory soundmaking, at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center on Thursday, July 11, from 5 to 7 p.m. Presented in conjunction with the exhibit “Angus McCullough: Coincidence Control,” SoundMind combines meditation, sensory awareness, and aesthetic activation of the breath, body, and voice. Individually, in pairs, and as a group, participants will explore resonance and vibration through touching, listening, and collaborative creation. Attendees should wear comfortable...
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