BRATTLEBORO — Visit our slide show of photos from the 2013 Strolling of the Heifers parade, which took place June 8.
BRATTLEBORO — Visit our slide show of photos from the 2013 Strolling of the Heifers parade, which took place June 8.
BRATTLEBORO-Last week, the Vermont Legislature adjourned after passing a controversial education reform bill that many...
WINDHAM-Approximately 40 people gathered at the Windham Meeting House on June 17 for "What's Possible,
BRATTLEBORO-Three school districts will begin their summer meals programs, distributing free, weekly meal kits to...
WESTMINSTER-After completing its 25th school year of operation, The Compass School recently and abruptly announced...
Negro Brook. The name may have seemed banal in 1857 - the earliest mapped reference of the brook discovered so far. In 2020, however, for many community members, the word “negro” is offensive and a reminder of oppression. Evan Litwin and Alex Hazzard, two members of the Rename Negro Brook Alliance based in northern Vermont, want to change the brook's name to honor Susanna Toby, one of Townshend's early black residents who lived in the area during the 1800s [see...
The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) presents “Knit Democracy Together,” a free workshop with artist and former election lawyer Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, on Saturday, Nov. 6. This hybrid event will take place in person at BMAC from 4 to 5:30 p.m., and remotely on Zoom from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Register at brattleboromuseum.org to receive instructions and a materials list. This event is for anyone who likes yarn and democracy; no knitting skills are required. Jacobs-Carnahan will lead a maker...
I watched the Iowa caucuses - and the resulting mayhem - with a mixture of curiosity, astonishment, and hope. Despite the sometimes haphazard madness of it all, I found myself buoyed by so many of the participants declaring that, if their candidate did not make the cut, they would absolutely be prepared to vote for whoever did get the candidacy. I was also struck by the camaraderie between so many of those caucusing, from old friends to couples to people...
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