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...
If you're working on economic development in southern Vermont, Santina Leporati wants to know about it. In fact, a big part of her job as Southern Vermont Economy Project manager is figuring out who's doing what to boost the economic well-being of Windham and Bennington counties. She's also expected to coordinate those efforts, and to help push them along via training sessions. Leporati is the first to fill the newly created post, and she started less than a month ago.
January saw temperatures dip below zero for the first time in what had been a moderate winter. When that happens, the people at most risk for freezing to death are the homeless. While most of the local homeless people - a “handful” of five to 10 - will seek shelter at the Greater Falls Warming Shelter in North Walpole, N.H., Lisa Pitcher, director of Our Place Drop-In Center in Bellows Falls, said there are those who refuse to go and...
The Connecticut River Watershed Council's (CRWC) fall concert series with Robin and Linda Williams and their Fine Group has been postponed. According to CRWC Executive Director Andrew Fisk, Robin Williams sustained broken ribs earlier this summer and needs surgery. “Robin and Linda and their Fine Group are eager to reschedule with us, so the show will go on in spring 2014,” Fisk said. The three concerts were scheduled for Sept. 20 to 22. To learn when the new dates are...
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