DUMMERSTON-Last year, the Dummerston Congregational Church had to search far and wide for apples for...
BELLOWS FALLS-It's here! Autumn arrived in Vermont on Sept. 22. The leaf peepers are viewing...
WARDSBORO-A celebration of Vermont's state vegetable takes place on Gilfeather Turnip Day, Saturday, Oct. 26,
NEWFANE-Since 1970, volunteers have made the Newfane Heritage Festival in the heart of this historic...
On a bright February day, more than 400 Vermonters converged in Randolph to contemplate climate change and the production of lemonade. The summit that brought them together was designed to look for economic opportunities from dealing with this looming global problem, and there are many opportunities indeed. Breakout groups included legislators, utility leaders, youth, business leaders, investors, the working lands community, and a municipal action panel that included Brattleboro's Peter Elwell. Alongside Elwell were the mayors of Rutland, which has...
I was very proud of how our kids at Brattleboro Union High School conducted themselves at the recent walkout to protest gun violence. I also appreciate adults from our community who joined in. Unfortunately, someone among the non-student group chose to display the U.S. flag upside down. I can understand the feeling that the leaders of our country are failing our youth by their inaction regarding sensible gun control. But this inaction is not a reflection of our entire country.
Dancers of all levels are invited to pivot into autumn with swing and tango dance lessons with Matt Peake and Friends at Main Street Arts. The lessons will be held on Thursday evenings from Sept. 7 to Oct. 12, starting at 6:30 p.m. "Because the interest continues to be high for swing dancing and tango dancing," says Peake in a news release, "(we) will be offering another series of back-to-back lessons." They will use a format of a short lesson...
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