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...
The few bars of a hymn sung by the Rev. Suzanne Andrews ring in the sanctuary of the First Baptist Church long after she walks with practiced steps across the sloping floor of the 19th century building's middle balcony. “It makes you feel like you're walking in a drunken stupor,” Andrews jokes about the vertigo-inducing floor. “But it's part of why the acoustics in here are so beautiful.” Andrews, affectionately dubbed “Pastor Sue” by her congregation, enthusiastically points to different...
Once we arrived in the village, we were greeted by the women and were taken into a traditional Kenyan dance. Feeling very welcomed, some went on a walk to the sacred stream that never dries up. It is said that the water heals. Everyone then went to the dispensary to hand out medical supplies such as the new otoscope. Next, we went to the sacred tree with the benches. Happily to say, the benches are still in great condition, and...
If you're one who likes to be in the know when the Academy Awards roll around, you might be catching American Fiction, a complex satire nominated for several Oscars to be awarded March 10. If you see the film, you can catch a hometown splash: Green Writers Press (GWP) as part of an "authentic set with real publishers from New England," says Dede Cummings, who founded the press nearly 10 years ago. She recalls that in 2020, she received an...
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