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...
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The team behind the revitalization of the historic Brooks House received another accolade on Monday night at the Robert H. Gibson River Garden. The Windham County Democratic Committee presented its fifth annual O'Connor Award to Mesabi LLC, which is composed of Bob Stevens, PE, an engineer and principal of Stevens & Associates; Craig Miskovich, a director at Downs Rachlin Martin; and Drew Richards, Peter Richards, and Ben Taggard, principals at The Richards Group. The O'Connor Award, named for lifelong Brattleboro...
When it rains it pours. Unlike the presidential election, where we have the usual suspects to vote for - better known as “the lesser of two evils” - here in Vermont we have a slate of candidates in the gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election where actual choices are necessary. That means we have to make up our minds by the Aug. 9 primary. It is a stimulating experience to see the political landscape populated with qualified candidates. So stimulating, in...
MARLBORO-The 2024 Marlboro Music Festival concludes this weekend with 10 ensembles performing works from four centuries, including the traditional Beethoven "Choral Fantasy" on Sunday, Aug. 11. Co-Artistic Director Mitsuko Uchida on piano, celebrates her 50th anniversary at Marlboro - she first attended Marlboro as a junior participant in 1974. Before Uchida and Marlboro's resident artists bring this year's festival to a conclusion, however, they will perform music by Boccherini, Bartók, Brahms, Britten, Schumann, and Bernard, as well as a "hypnotic,
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