Tom Schiedler shows that one is never too old to learn about and appreciate a new art form. Thank you for making me look in a different way.
Wendy Harrison is one of Windham County's two state senators. BRATTLEBORO-We're talking a lot about...
LEYDEN, MASS.-I was lucky to have been born in Boston in 1947 and never served...
WARDSBORO-I agree, we do need facts. Have you heard of CWD (chronic wasting disease)? It's...
The writer is president of Vermont Friends of Israel. ATHENS-In response to Bert Picard's criticisms...
Early Education Services (EES) in Brattleboro and Westminster has earned renewed accreditation for its Canal Street and Westminster Head Start programs from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the world's largest organization working on behalf of young children. “We're proud to have earned this mark of quality from NAEYC once again and to be recognized for our commitment to reaching the highest professional standards,” said EES Executive Director Deb Gass. Early Education Services serves as the...
If you have ever hiked on Mount Mansfield, you are probably aware of the Wampahoofus Trail, and maybe you've even heard stories of the elusive Wampahoofus creature. When I was in college, spending my summers as a camp counselor, the unknown Wampahoofus was an indispensable ally in my efforts to keep groups of energetic 11-year old boys from scattering across Underhill State Park. Told from the campfire at night, scary tales of the creature guaranteed my campers would be sticking...
Rabbi Andrea Cohen-Kiener will give a free talk on Jewish mysticism, focusing on the teachings of the Kabbalah, at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center on Thursday, June 6, at 7 p.m. The talk will take place in the Museum's Wolf Kahn & Emily Mason Gallery, which currently features “Sandy Sokoloff: Emanation,” an exhibition of large, spherical, Kabbalah-inspired paintings. Rabbi Cohen-Kiener is the spiritual leader of Temple Israel in Greenfield, Mass. She was ordained by the Alliance for Jewish Renewal,
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