Owing to a production error, the photograph of Stanley C. “Stan” Ryan mistakenly accompanied the obituary of Perry Casey Phoenix in the March 27 Milestones. Both obituaries are reprinted in this week's column, with our apologies to both families.
College news • Lisa Janovsky of Jacksonville received a Master of Science in Nursing from...
Obituaries • Robert Leonard "Bob" Gay Jr., 101, of North Westminster. Died peacefully at his...
College news • Grace Conety of Brattleboro and Sam Mills of Marlboro were named to...
Obituaries • Tracy Benware, 60, of West Tisbury, Massachusetts, and Westminster. Died unexpectedly, surrounded with...
The latest chapter in an emotional election over whether the smallest elementary school in Vermont should stay open ended with a murky outcome and a potential revote. By a 137–135 vote in a special election on Sept. 8, voters approved an article to close Windham Elementary School at the end of the 2021–22 school year. However, an article to authorize the town School Board to pay for tuition for students who want to enroll at a state-approved independent school was...
Brenda Siegel makes no secret of the fact that she struggles financially. So three years ago, when we attended the Women's Convention in Detroit, it was no shock when she laid out her budget for that weekend clearly to me. It was minimal but enough to squeak by, especially since her room and some of the meals were sponsored. Walking to the convention together one windy day, we passed by a man sleeping on the sidewalk. He was covered in...
BRATTLEBORO-The Windham Philharmonic will present two works by living composers on Monday, Oct. 14, at the Latchis Theatre at 7 p.m. On Indigenous People's Day, Hugh Keelan will conduct the orchestra in Ancestral Sounds. The concert begins with Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate's "Ghost of the White Deer," described as a "romantic and dramatic bassoon concerto" that tells the legend of two young Chickasaw people in love. The bassoon soloist is Diane Lipartito, a longtime orchestra member. The second work on the...
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