GRAFTON-Among the summer arts happenings gracing green hills with theater, fine art, craft, circus, puppetry,
DUMMERSTON-All are invited to the opening reception of "Watercolors by Linda Rood" at the Dummerston...
GUILFORD-Pride began with rebellion. Kopkind Colony, the living memorial to the late radical journalist Andrew...
MARLBORO-Bard Owl, the duo of T. Breeze Verdant and Annie Landenberger, will perform a benefit...
Calculating a town's homestead and nonresidential property tax rates, said Town Lister Albert Jerard, requires a multi-layered process. Vermont's rate structures exist as education funding mechanisms established by Act 60 and Act 68. The state applies nonresidential tax to any property not used as a primary residence, such as a business or second home, said Jerard. First, the state determines the overall base educational rate. Then, towns find their individual nonresidential rates by calculating together the state's base and their...
Open Music Collective will offer summer classes in Jazz Vocal Repertoire and Jazz Ensemble, with the first - Vocal Jazz Repertoire - starting June 27 at 5 p.m. In that class, students will work on learning songs, writing charts, interacting with rhythm sections, counting off tunes, and improvising. There is limited space for participants, but all are encouraged to enroll. The summer class historically tends to be more relaxed, so more new students feel comfortable signing up. Jazz Ensembles will...
I am not an addict dependent on illegal substances, but I am fast becoming an addict for grassroots change. While I am sympathetic to the comments of David Boyer of Newfane in a recent letter in the Reformer, they are not being directed to the proper authority. The Brattleboro Police Department and the Brattleboro Selectboard are able to carry out and enforce laws that are supported by Vermont legislation, and therein lies the rub. Many of you know me as...
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