A love story. Breathing new life into unusual, forgotten properties is a gift for all.
May the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center's purchase inspire others to treasure history and not rebuild so fast. Thank you for sharing this piece.
Tim Kipp, a political activist since the 1960s, is a retired history and political science...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
It is common now to say that progress toward racial equity and facing the wounds of the history of slavery in the United States and white violence against Black people will require difficult conversations. That was certainly the case in Putney in the past two weeks. At a Sept. 2 special meeting to address policy related to an earlier decision by the board to create a large Black Lives Matter mural on the road outside the Putney Central School, a...
The Arts Council of Windham County is celebrating 38 years of Student Arts Month, which takes place in March. Throughout the years, the Council has celebrated blossoming young artists in Windham County while recognizing the teachers and school infrastructures that help these students to flourish. The council has partnered with venues, schools, and teachers to arrange activities featuring the work of young artists throughout Windham County. Several area high schools participate in Student Art Month, as well as many elementary...
Recently, I learned that the Brattleboro Food Co-op is facing some financial challenges, including perhaps staff layoffs. Revenues are down because many people have decided not to shop there because of being asked for money in an aggressive way in the Flat Street parking lot, on the Whetstone pathway, or in the Co-op parking lot. The Co-op is working hard with the town on some possible solutions to this problem. which is caused by only a few of the panhandlers.
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