Emily Hallock is a patient care technician at Brattleboro Retreat. She originally posted this piece...
WEST BRATTLEBORO-Free the drugs. I suggest the state of Vermont offers free drugs administered by...
PUTNEY-The Jim Jeffords ("I didn't leave the party, the party left me") solution: The U.S.
MIDDLEBURY-CCM Holland Mills' letter itself is filled with untrue statements and harmful rhetoric, which I,
Neither a surprise nor'easter nor downed trees nor a bracing wind could keep anti-nuke protesters from the gates of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power station on Sunday. Approximately 150 people from all corners of Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and New York gathered to remind the people at VY and its parent company Entergy Corp., based in Louisiana, that the plant's state-issued Certificate of Public Good (CPG) expires in 141 days. VY is not generating power, as the company refuels the...
We were shocked and saddened to hear about the announcement from the Brattleboro Retreat on Oct. 23 to close Mulberry Bush Independent School on Dec. 23. As current/former families and students, we are heartbroken that our beloved and well-respected school, one of the largest in Windham County, will be shut down. This abrupt closure in the middle of the school year will leave more than 50 families scrambling for child-care coverage during a pandemic, when openings are few and far...
What is art's role in the healing process? How exactly does art heal, and what makes art therapy effective? The Arts Council of Windham County will seek answers to these questions at a panel discussion with expressive arts therapists from the community on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 6 p.m., at 118 Elliot Street. This is the first program in a series exploring the connections between art and healing that the Arts Council of Windham County is developing in partnership with...
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