Love this story! Ana was my son Leo's preschool teacher. I am so happy for the family and the amazing resourcefulness and commitment that brought them all back together. So happy for Ana.
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BRATTLEBORO-The recent eclipse that Vermonters were able to experience was beyond breathtaking. My husband and...
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BELLOWS FALLS-I see as a huge problem the number of apartments and houses being used...
The U.S. government recently expanded its Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone) program in Vermont. As a result, Windham County has been designated as a HUBZone due to the 2011 closures of Courcelle Brothers U.S. Army Reserve Command in Rutland and Chester, Vt. Bennington, Addison, Orange, Rutland and Windsor counties have also been designated as HUBZones, due to the closures. The HUBZone program assists small businesses to gain preferential access to federal contracts due to limited economic development in rural communities.
I recently had the opportunity to counsel a young couple who are considering getting married. I was tickled to be asked for feedback, as so often brides and grooms are more focused on the wedding celebration than on contemplating what it's like to be in a day-in/day-out, committed relationship that they hope will last for many decades. Like the relationship of a couple who were both nearing end of life in their 90s, having been married at a very young...
The Brattleboro Music Center's Chamber Series presents Musicians from Marlboro Group III on Saturday, Feb 17. The 7 p.m. concert at the BMC begins with Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's Five Fantasy Pieces for String Quartet or "Fantasiestücke," and concludes with Arnold Schoenberg's "Verklärte Nacht." The program also includes Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90, B. 166, by Antonín Dvořák and Six Bagatelles, Op. 9, by Anton Webern. Performers include Anna Göckel and Stephanie Zyzak, violin; Jordan Bak and Hsin-Yun...
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