Mary McCallum used to contribute regularly to the commentary series that used to air on...
Timothy Belknap describes himself as a "downtown resident and Brattleboro lover." BRATTLEBORO-The yes vote to...
WEST TOWNSHEND-When I learned, as a girl, about the lead-up to Kristallnacht, I had thought...
BRATTLEBORO-The headline made me curious enough to read this one person's opinion of a local...
-Twenty years ago, Daryl Pillsbury and I wanted to do something to help people struggling to pay home heating bills. The price of fuel was high and we figured that, in a short time, the situation would get better and we could suspend our operations. We had no idea what we were getting into when we started the Windham County Heat Fund. Over the years, we have learned that the price of heating fuel has only a little to do...
Despite the pathetic and dangerous antics of the Sore Loser, the United States will soon have a President Biden. As the false and damaging obstacles laid in the path of this election are falling one by one, many Americans seem to be looking forward to it “just being normal.” But if “normal” means returning to pre-Trump norms and outcomes, then this is the last thing we want. It's easy to forget that four years ago, even under a relatively moral...
MARLBORO-Marlboro Music Festival continues with performances on Saturday, July 20, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, July 21, at 2:30 pm, as well as free open rehearsals all week long in Persons Auditorium, on the Potash Hill campus in Marlboro. Throughout the week, audiences can enjoy an exciting mix of repertoire for piano, strings, woodwinds, and voice, performed by Marlboro's esteemed senior artists and new musical leaders. Programs include music by Felix Mendelssohn, Joseph Haydn, Robert Schumann, and Johannes Brahms, as...
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