GUILFORD-Joel Veena Eisenkramer, known professionally as Joel Veena, has recently released a new album, Cardinal,
DUMMERSTON-What could be more fun than going out at night to hear live music, or...
PUTNEY-Next Stage Arts presents indie rock band Betty, plus DJ ezGirl on Friday, April 25,
-Next Stage Arts presents Stephane Wrembel, the "living face of Gypsy jazz," on Saturday, April...
Bear sightings have been increasing all over Vermont, especially along the Connecticut River Valley. This summer, sightings of several black bears in backyards in Putney have generated concern from residents. That concern prompted the Putney Conservation Commission to ask State Fish and Wildlife biologist Forrest Hammond, who has studied both grizzly and black bears for almost 30 years, to speak to the community about how to live with the animals. “We've been getting calls about people seeing more bears looking...
Weston Theater Company presents what organizers call “the funniest play that will ever make you cry,” Steel Magnolias, now playing through Sunday, Sept. 4, at Weston Playhouse. Tough as steel. Exquisite as magnolias. Six friends gather for hairdos, manicures, juicy gossip, and witty banter in Truvy's salon. Anybody who's anybody is a regular. Through thick and thin, these women form friendships strong as steel - friendships they are forced to lean on when tragedy strikes. “Steel Magnolias is a story...
According to an April 14 story in VtDigger, 40 Readsboro residents signed a petition requesting that the town close its elementary school. The same thing is happening in Windham this year. Both petitions reflect a trend to undervalue small community schools and accept the opinion that closing a local school and sending children to a larger consolidated school would be better. No evidence supports this opinion, and the effect - and perhaps the purpose of these petitions - is to...
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