TOWNSHEND-The people of the West River Valley love Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital for...
BRATTLEBORO-As the town approaches the end of its current contract for solid waste collection, the...
BRATTLEBORO-Five years ago, this community received an early Christmas present with the November 2019 news...
BRATTLEBORO-One winter not so long ago, Tony, a professional juggler, discovered that a huge icicle...
The Last Night Brattleboro will offer a fun-filled and substance-free day of celebration for all ages on New Year's Eve, Friday, Dec. 31. With the continuing pandemic, the committee said in a news release that it has “scaled back or altered some of our activities out of an abundance of caution to prevent community spread. COVID-19 protocols, such as masks and social distancing, will be required at all events.” The committee members ask that those “not feeling well or [who]
Susie Webster-Toleno: I can't stop thinking about the scenes from Charlottesville. I'm so angry that the ugliness on display is still a thing, and yet feel so helpless about it. I hear (“well-meaning”) white liberals expressing ire but also saying, “but, of course, free speech.” I simply can't imagine how that sounds to people of color and Muslim and Jewish folks and LGBTQI-etc. friends and neighbors. Yes, free speech. But I have the ability to emphasize that point precisely because...
Mitchell Giddings Fine Arts, 183 Main St., presents “Before Words,” an exhibition of steel sculptures by Torin Porter. An opening reception will take place Thursday, May 4, at 5 p.m. An artist talk is set for Saturday, June 10, from 5-7 p.m. According to a news release, “Porter's playful, stylized figures suggest the communicative power of sculptural art before language and logic come into play.” In “Before Words,” Porter pays tribute to the most intimate of conversations that take place...
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