BRATTLEBORO — Shela Linton has always been awesome for Brattleboro. She wants to empower other people.
In light of this kind of commitment, activism becomes clear as humanitarianism.
Lindsey Britt is a textile artist, solution-finder, award-winning vegan baker, and nonprofit administrator who serves...
Tim Hayes is retired as a junior high school teacher at Marlboro School, where he...
Bert Picard is an activist, having retired as a Teamster truck driver who has organized...
The writer is the local organizer of NALC Branch 37. BRATTLEBORO-On Sunday, March 23, a...
The Trump administration's decision to freeze nearly all U.S. Agency for International Development programs could threaten Vermont nonprofits and businesses. The decision halts funding for global development efforts, affecting organizations that provide health care, disaster relief and economic support in more than 130 countries. Congress provided $66.1 billion in foreign assistance appropriations in fiscal year 2023. "The USAID provides lifesaving assistance, healthcare, disaster relief and prevents them from coming into conflict. It's both moral but it also serves our national...
Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present an evening of swing and Americana music by Zara Bode's Little Big Band and StompBoxTrio, as part of the 2022 Next Stage “Bandwagon Summer Series,” on Sunday, Aug. 28, at 4 p.m. on the lawn at the New England Center for Circus Arts. Zara Bode's Little Big Band performs classic American swing “to delight the ears, eyes, and feet,” say organizers. Inspired by the likes of Duke Ellington, Django Reinhardt, and Ella...
Fellow residents of Bennington and the surrounding area, we are asking you to Join us on National Wreaths Across America Day on Saturday, Dec. 15, at noon, at the Vermont Veterans' Home on 325 North St. in Bennington. Each December, on National Wreaths Across America Day, the mission to remember, honor, and teach is carried out by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as at more than 1,100 locations in all 50 U.S. states, at sea, and...
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