WILMINGTON — I thank you for bringing to my attention the anti-Semitic action of Ben & Jerry's. This product will no longer be allowed in my house.
This sort of surprised me, as your paper is usually not very revealing of anti-Jewish actions.
Leslie Zucker is a certified professional life coach, a facilitator of a women's group, and...
Corey DiMario is a musician and the proprietor of Patio Coffee, at the Hooker-Dunham block,
Kerry Secrest serves as honorary consul of Lithuania to Vermont. BRATTLEBORO-A heartfelt thank you to...
BRATTLEBORO-When I worked at a major airport, I learned to refer to people on airplanes...
More than 300 people began streaming onto the Retreat Farm and into a big white tent on Aug. 13 as Sam Waymon - brother to the late musician and civil rights activist Nina Simone - and two backup vocalists set the upbeat rhythms for the third annual NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner, with guests joining in to sing together. Cliff Wood, a retired college president and a member of the Windham County Vermont NAACP leadership team, had organized the organization's members...
A friend sent me a talk by Mark Charles at Calvin College on “Race, Trauma, and the Doctrine of Discovery” (bit.ly/654-race). His message - which takes a little less than an hour - is the antidote to all this critical race theory and explains factual, American history and why it is so hard to talk about it. It is not meant to shame anyone, but to open thought and dialogue. It is a non-blaming look at reality and what we...
St. Mary's in the Mountains, 13 East Main Street, welcomes one and all to its seventh annual Red Door Community Carol Sing. On the afternoon of Saturday, Dec. 10, the entire community is invited to celebrate the season, to sing traditional carols and seasonal favorites, to enjoy musical performances by Deerfield Valley musicians, and to sample tasty treats. The Red Doors open at 3:15 p.m. Beginning at 3:30 p.m., guests will be entertained during what organizers call a “Musical Appetizer,”
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 1212, Brattleboro, VT 05302
Physical address:
139 Main St, Suites 601A and 604, Brattleboro, VT 05302
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