DUMMERSTON — RE: The premature and shortsighted closing of Vermont Yankee:
Stupid, stupid, stupid.
Cal Glover-Wessel grew up in Brattleboro and lives here again after a few years of...
PUTNEY-I am grateful to call Bex Slattery a colleague, blessed to call her a friend,
WILMINGTON-As a former Vernon resident (and one dying to move back there!) I wholeheartedly endorse...
BRATTLEBORO-Oscar Heller is my choice for the three-year seat on the Brattleboro Selectboard. As a...
A carbon monoxide detector in the basement of a multi-family dwelling is being credited with saving the lives of 16 people, after a malfunctioning boiler tripped the alarm. According to a news release from Brattleboro Fire Chief Michael Bucossi, firefighters responded at midnight on Nov. 7 to a call from a tenant at 11 Pleasant St. that a carbon monoxide alarm was sounding. Upon arrival, firefighters entered the basement, and the gas meter that they were carrying with them registered...
Ten years ago, I wrote these words from a well of grief after the multiple nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima, Japan: “I imagine being told to evacuate my family (three children and two pets), along with 140,000 other people, into a homeland that is already a disaster from an earthquake and a tsunami. I imagine myself knowing I am leading them into a radiation zone. I imagine not being able to smell it, see it, feel it.” Nobody knew then what...
Composer Paul Dedell and puppeteer Finn Campman found inspiration for their new work, “Three in the Wilderness,” in an early form of dramaturgy, or medieval mystery play. Based on Gospel stories of the three temptations of Christ, “Three in the Wilderness” combines words, song, and dance to tell its tale. The show features original puppets designed and built by Campman, who will “bring them to life” with fellow puppeteers Helen Schmidt and Kirk Murphy. Other performers include singers Tony Barrand...
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