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...
The Planning Commission met Dec. 10 and drafted regulations regarding subdivision of open space in conservation as part of a rewriting of the town's subdivision regulations. The commission began the discussion at its Nov. 26 meeting, where its members discussed changes in bylaws for subdivision of developable land and application procedures. “Goals for future subdivision regulation include protecting the environment,” minutes for the Nov. 26 meeting stated. “Built into existing regulations are requirements assuming a greater growth rate (e.g., additional...
Over the past year, I had the privilege of serving on an Afghanistan refugee cosponsorship team composed mostly of members of three local United Church of Christ congregations. Our team supported a family of refugees, which consisted of two parents and, until a recent joyful addition, three children. There were countless ways that our community inspired us with the welcome they extended to the family. I want to speak specifically about the area I helped facilitate — education. Our family’s...
The Sarasa Ensemble returns to the Brattleboro Music Center Saturday, March 18. The 7 p.m. performance, part of the BMC Season Guest Concert Series, is “All About My Mother.” Taking its title from Pedro Almodóvar's 1999 film, this program offers a musical reflection on the many facets of motherhood and the impact of her presence during life's various celebrations, rituals, and trials. The program will include Matthew Locke's “Fantasy” from Suite No. 5 in G minor from “Consort of Four...
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