Final Merry Mulch tree pickup day is Jan. 24 BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Union High School Music Department is preparing the final week of the Merry Mulch Christmas tree collection service. This program, in its 23th year, is endorsed by the Vermont Department of Agriculture as well as the New Hampshire/Vermont Christmas Tree Association. For a $10 donation, members of the band and chorus will transport undecorated trees from homes in Brattleboro to a community garden in West Brattleboro where...
As mentioned in a previous issue, the Voices section has had a record-breaking number of contributions in recent months. Despite our best efforts, some contributors have been waiting far too long to see their work in print - this week we have tried to catch up with the letters that follow. Some pieces have gone out of date faster than we could get them through the pipeline, particularly during the run-up to Annual Town Meetings and elections. This is a)
Next Stage Arts Project presents an evening with Vermont's own crime writer, Archer Mayor, on Friday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 p.m., at Next Stage, 15 Kimball Hill. Mayor is a local hero with a national reputation, a beloved hometown son who writes about the streets, towns and community that students and community members know intimately. His latest book, No. 24 in his Joe Gunther police procedural series, is “Three Can Keep a Secret,” in which Investigator Joe Gunther deals with...
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