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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Two in five Vermonters are experiencing food insecurity, reported Hunger Free Vermont in a recent virtual briefing on the hunger in the state. The federal government defines food insecurity as households being, at times, unable to acquire adequate food for one or more household members because they have insufficient money and other resources for food (see sidebar). Nationally, 12.8% of all U.S. households were food insecure in 2022, up from 10.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
I want to correct some major inaccuracies in Jason Jensen's Viewpoint piece [“Ignoring the talent in our own backyard,” May 15]. The funding available for the Southern Vermont Sustainable Marketing Program is $100,000. It is a portion of a $474,000 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to the Windham Regional Commission and the Bennington County Regional Commission for long-term flood recovery work. The grant was prepared in collaboration with Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC), and the regional commissions...
Twilight Music continues its 12th annual Twilight on the Tavern Lawn series of folk, world beat, rock, jazz, zydeco, Celtic, swing, blues, and bluegrass summer concerts on Sunday, June 15 (Father's Day), with Kat Wright and Brett Hughes' Americana music quartet. Kat and Brett's Burlington-based band features the pair's soaring vocal harmonies and Brett's acoustic and electric guitar playing. Their harmonies evoke mountain traditions and bluesy soul, all lonesome and heartfelt, whether they're singing their own songs or inspired covers.
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