GUILFORD — Joyce Marcel's column, “The death of Rose Kagan” [Voices, Jan. 4], is beautifully written and moving. It speaks strongly to those of us who are seeing aging parents through illness and death.
It's a dose of reality, too - the reality of hospitals, even when they are trying hard to do the right thing, and the reality of death when it is not prettified.
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 U.S. Small Business Administration has named Helm Construction the 2018 Vermont Woman-Owned Business of the Year. Helm, owned by Mel Baiser and Kate Stephenson, is a construction management and consulting company specializing in high-performance, energy-efficient, and low-carbon buildings. Helm has offices in Brattleboro and Montpelier, and over 50 clients across the country. The SBA lauded Helm for their achievements in employment growth, financial success, expansion, and community development, according to a news release. “As a small but growing business,
RE: “From Vermont family court to judging war criminals” [News, Oct. 10]: Patty Whalen, and the entire wave of women appointed to the bench during the Madeleine Kunin era, brought Vermont forward in reducing gender bias in Vermont courtrooms, but she did not end it. Vermont still has a long way to go.
Wendy's Jazz Soiree presents vocalist Samirah Evans with guitarist Anand Nayak on Sunday, July 17, at 6 p.m. at 2596 Tater Lane in Guilford. Samirah Evans is known for her dynamic, soulful approach to jazz and blues, among other genres. Her style is heavily influenced by the New Orleans sound, where she was one of the city's most in-demand singers. Hurricane Katrina caused Samirah to relocate to her husband's hometown of Brattleboro. Shortly after her arrival she assembled a band...
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