BELLOWS FALLS — Bellows Falls has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to art and culture, and I'm proud to be a small part of that.
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...
A small group of community leaders recently met with State Historic Preservation Officer Laura V. Trieschmann in the offices of the Rockingham Arts and Museum Project to work on getting Vermont LGBTQ heritage sites on the state and national historic registry. The process may start in Bellows Falls. It is no coincidence that this meeting, in the Mary Exner Block, took place a few doors down from the restaurant Popolo, the former site of Andrew's Inn. In the 1970s and...
I was surprised to find myself referenced in the lines of the obituary. Somebody was mindful - maybe the parent of the other three step-grandchildren, though I'm not sure who they are. When the deceased and I first met, I was already a young adult, so I don't know that I ever considered her a step-grandmother, though perhaps some if not all of my younger sisters did. I find myself touched to be included all these years later, to be...
Kingdom County Productions and Marlboro College will present a special preview screening of award-winning independent filmmaker Jay Craven's newest picture Wetware, based on the novel by longtime Putney writer Craig Nova. The screening will take place Sunday, Sept. 30, at 3 p.m., at the Latchis Theatre. A reception prior to the screening will be attended by some of the film's cast and crew, along with Craven and surprise guests. Much of Wetware was filmed at Brattleboro locations in 2016, including...
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