RE: “Can a bicycle replace the family car?” [News, Nov. 7]:
A spot of inspiring news! If people in Vermont can ride bikes even in the winter, we certainly can here in California!
Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
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Three artists will look to reconnect the community with the Connecticut River through a multimedia place-making project. From the River, to the River was selected as one of 13 projects considered by a six-member committee as part of the town's National Endowment for the Arts Our Town Grant application process. The three artists - Andrea Wasserman, Elizabeth Billings, and Evie Lovett - will have access to $56,000 for the project with $50,000 from the NEA and the remainder from additional...
PUTNEY-In connection with the exhibition "The In Between," which features artwork by Susan Brearey and Duane Slick, the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) presents Pumpkintown: Songs, Stories, and Magic Lantern Projections from an Imaginary New England Village, on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. at Next Stage Arts in Putney. A multi-faceted show that has been performed around the world, Pumpkintown is a long-running collaboration by American folk musicians Tim Eriksen and Peter Irvine, with paintings and magic lantern...
BRATTLEBORO-Dear Brattleboro Voter, You will be receiving an absentee ballot in the mail for the Nov. 5 general election. The state of Vermont will be mailing ballots during the week of Sept. 23. The local justice of the peace ballot will be on the reverse side. If you have not received your ballot by Oct. 7, please contact our office at 802-251-8157 or [email protected]. Otherwise, please wait for your ballot to arrive. Once your ballot arrives, make your choices and...
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