Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...
The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...
WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...
BRATTLEBORO-Each year since 2016, Compassionate Brattleboro (formerly the Brattleboro Interfaith Alliance) has recognized a person or persons who, motivated by the deepest compassion, provide quiet and unassuming service to others that is characterized by sincerity and creativity. This year's Unsung Heroes Award goes to the staff of Brooks Memorial Library. In the past, libraries were seen as places where you borrowed books and were told to be quiet. Today, Brooks Memorial Library offers not only books, but so much more,
Law often has very little to do with common sense, and often small businesses find themselves trapped in a costly hell where logic and reason have little if anything to do with the situation. Rock Art Brewery, a small Vermont family business built on the backbreaking work of its husband-and-wife founders, which manufactures a beer it called “Vermonster,” found itself staring down billion-dollar Hansen corporation. An attorney for the manufacturer of energy drinks demanded that Rock Art immediately halt production...
Main Street Arts (MSA) announced it will be hosting an exhibition of the watercolors of Saxtons River's John S. “Jack” Peters, in a one-man show titled “Crossings.” The show will be on display through March 28 at MSA's gallery at 35 Main Street in Saxtons River. There will be a free public reception at the gallery on March 17, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. and all are welcome. According to MSA's Margo Ghia, “Jack and Susie Peters have been essential...
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