Leslie Zucker is a certified professional life coach, a facilitator of a women's group, and...
Corey DiMario is a musician and the proprietor of Patio Coffee, at the Hooker-Dunham block,
Kerry Secrest serves as honorary consul of Lithuania to Vermont. BRATTLEBORO-A heartfelt thank you to...
BRATTLEBORO-When I worked at a major airport, I learned to refer to people on airplanes...
The disaster recovery center of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in town closed on Tuesday. However, federal and state officials are reminding Vermonters that disaster assistance is still only a phone call away for those who were affected by Tropical Storm Irene flooding. Vermonters can can still apply for federal disaster assistance until Monday, Oct. 31. Register by calling toll-free 800-621-FEMA (3362), online, or via a web-enabled mobile device. Multilingual registration assistance is available. Those with a speech disability...
Following up on Elayne Clift's call for common-sense measures to reduce the amount of gun violence in Vermont, I urge all of us to contact our legislators to support passing a law that would expand and implement background checks when a firearm is sold in Vermont. The check would determine whether the purchaser is a dangerous felon, has a restraining order pending against him or her, or has been determined by a court to be a danger to him- or...
Only a few days remain to view the current exhibits at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center. Closing March 8: • “VT Kids Design Glass II,” a sequel to 2011's popular exhibit and community outreach program, where 21 professional glass artists created 24 unique sculptures based on kids' drawings of imaginary creatures. • “Jerry's Map” by Jerry Gretzinger, which began in 1963 with a doodled map of a small imaginary town and now comprises more than 2,600 panels. • Sabra...
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