Of course, there is the little issue of Richard Gagnon having the opportunity to serve out his sentence locally.
His victim, regrettably, will never have the opportunity to see his loved ones again.
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...
Just a few weeks ago, Governor Peter Shumlin invited people to a forum on opiate addiction that drew together people affected by the impact of the regional crisis. This first-ever statewide forum on opiate addiction on June 16 provided an opportunity for people from law enforcement and justice, treatment, prevention and recovery centers, as well as chamber members, business and property owners to learn from one another what is working around the state. Collectively, Shumlin said, “We can figure out...
Havana seems haunted by the past. The island itself was first visited by Columbus in the same year that Gutenberg printed the Bible. Within less than a century, the native Taino people had been decimated by disease and warfare. The earliest buildings and forts in Havana date from the 1500s. The long history of slavery only ended in 1888, and it was not until after Fidel Castro took power that the Jim Crow laws were abolished, about the same time...
On Sept. 15, Yellow Barn's “Patio Noise” series explores the complete Bach Cello Suites, a continuation of Yellow Barn's tribute to its founder, David Wells, which took place in two concerts streamed from the Big Barn in July. Joining Artistic Director Seth Knopp on the patio will be the four cellists involved with last summer's Bach Suites residency: Natasha Brofsky and Michael Katz from New York City, and Gabriel Martins and Aaron Wolff from Boston. Listeners are invited to join...
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