BRATTLEBORO-We are living in a moment of deep crisis for our democracy. Billionaires and political...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
The Marina may be down, but it's not out. An early-morning fire on July 2 heavily damaged the landmark restaurant off Putney Road, right on the eve of one of its biggest weekends of the year. But owners Jill Johnson and Dennis Smith have vowed to rebuild and hope to have The Marina back in business by next spring. That optimism was demonstrated at Brattleboro's Fourth of July parade, as a contingent of about 30 current and former employees of...
If you have ever hiked on Mount Mansfield, you are probably aware of the Wampahoofus Trail, and maybe you've even heard stories of the elusive Wampahoofus creature. When I was in college, spending my summers as a camp counselor, the unknown Wampahoofus was an indispensable ally in my efforts to keep groups of energetic 11-year old boys from scattering across Underhill State Park. Told from the campfire at night, scary tales of the creature guaranteed my campers would be sticking...
MARLBORO-It's "Juno in June!" on Sunday, June 2, as the Brattleboro Music Center's Juno Orchestra takes the stage with a program for the coming of summer. The concert is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at Persons Auditorium in Marlboro. The program includes J. Mark Scearce's "Endymion's Sleep," commissioned in 1998 by the Nashville Chamber Orchestra; Haydn's Symphony 96 in D major, "The Miracle," first performed in London in 1791; and Beethoven's Symphony No. 1 in C major, which debuted in Vienna...
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