BRATTLEBORO-Albert Mikuski, now 88 years old, recalls an extraordinary story of how he and his...
-The state's housing crisis will be a top priority in the upcoming legislative session, and...
BRATTLEBORO-At a standing-room-only meeting at Academy School on Dec. 12, Representative Town Meeting (RTM) members...
PUTNEY-Ars longa, vita brevis. One translation of the Latin phrase is that craft takes a...
Why do people devote their lives to firefighting? It's not a simple question, but for newly retired firefighter Thomas Barrows, the answer is simple. “It's what I wanted to do,” he said. Barrows grew up in the fire service. He started his career as a volunteer for the Dummerston Fire Department at the ripe age of 15. Brattleboro hired him full-time when Barrows turned 19. He retired after 35 years with the department on May 1. “This is hard for...
We recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of NEYT Alumni productions with Shakespeare's Coriolanus on the New England Youth Theatre stage. Very different from our first production, The Importance of Being Earnest, in 2007, Coriolanus resonates with today's political scene in the U.S. In the play, a grassroots uprising faces the challenges of democratic establishment and tradition, an authoritarian dictator up for election devalues civic engagement because of the ignorance of the people, and representatives of the people cling to their...
What would you do if you had all eternity? New England Youth Theatre will present a new production of the beloved tale Tuck Everlasting, opening Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. at 100 Flat St. Additional performances will be held at 7 p.m. on Dec. 8, 9, 14, 15, and 16, and at 2 p.m. on Dec. 9, 10, 16, and 17. Eleven-year-old Winnie Foster yearns for a life of adventure beyond her white picket fence in Treegap, New Hampshire, but...
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