BRATTLEBORO-An achievement that has been decades in the making is about to finally happen with...
BRATTLEBORO-In the predawn hours of Nov. 7, a fire tore through the abandoned remains of...
PUTNEY-A fourth appeal to the Vermont Supreme Court has proved unsuccessful in stopping the proposed...
BRATTLEBORO-A group of residents has successfully petitioned for a special Town Meeting to debate whether...
For ex-offenders released from prison, their first day breathing free air is one of the best days. It can also be one of the hardest. The Brattleboro Community Justice Center hopes community members will gain insight into the obstacles thwarting ex-offenders' successful reintegration into society at a workshop at American Legion Post 5 on Linden Street. The free Oct. 28 workshop will run from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., and simulates four weeks in a new parolee's life. Participants visit different...
The word came a year ago this Labor Day weekend: My mother, suddenly hospitalized, was about to die. I should have been shocked, as just two weeks earlier a doctor's visit for back pain revealed a diagnosis of sepsis and discovery of a lump believed to be lymphoma. But my life, a relatively smooth ride from childhood to college to career, had turned into one jolt after another, taking my longtime job, relationship, father, and, on Sept. 2, 2019, last...
"Processions," a series of collages by Westminster artist Carrie Gelfan, will be on exhibit at the Oxbow Gallery, 40 Cottage St., Easthampton, Massachusetts, during the month of December. There will be an opening reception for the artist on Friday, Dec. 1 from 5 to 7 p.m. The public is invited. The collages represent various groups of people on the move. They were completed within the last two years, using mostly materials the artist already had on hand at home, such...
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