NEWFANE — My son had Nicole Plympton last year, and he absolutely loved her.
He has had troubles with focus while in school, and she connected with him and made him enjoy education.
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...
BELLOWS FALLS-This June is going to be quite a month for Bellows Falls, and it starts off with a bang. Bellows Falls has been chosen to host Vermont's Downtown and Historic Preservation Downtown Project Conference of 2024 on Wednesday, June 5, and on Thursday, June 6, the village will host the Vermont Arts Council's Creative Convening Summit. The two conferences will bring hundreds of visitors to the village. Also on Wednesday, June 5, at 5 p.m., there will be a...
It's been some time since the Harvey Weinstein revelations opened the floodgates of personal stories about sexual harassment and assault. Still, women's stories keep coming, and so they should. We must bear witness if things are going to change, not only in the halls of Hollywood studios and Capitol Hill offices, but everywhere people live, work, and carry on their lives. We've learned good lessons in the telling of those stories, and in the copious commentaries that followed. We've recognized...
Yellow Barn kicks off its 50th-anniversary season this weekend with a concert Friday evening, followed by a master class, pre-concert discussion, and concert on Saturday. The opening-weekend programs explore the interaction of voices, both human and instrumental, introducing a theme that appears throughout the 2019 season. On July 5, Yellow Barn's golden celebration begins with the world premiere of Christopher Theofanidis' Speak Music - a 50th birthday present for Yellow Barn. O'Rourke (Lucy Shelton, soprano) by contemporary Irish composer Andrew...
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