We are so proud of you, Maryalice DeAngelis! Keep up the great work. Your students are blessed to have you.
Enjoy the rest of the summer!
Tim Kipp, a political activist since the 1960s, is a retired history and political science...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
On a recent afternoon behind the counter at Graffiti Sandwich, the new breakfast and lunch spot on Elliot Street, Travis Mason was simmering some pork shoulder for the next day's meals. While that isn't an unusual occurrence in a restaurant, the method was slightly atypical. Mason, Graffiti's co-owner and chef, was dunking the big chunks of pork, sealed in plastic bags, into an immersion cooker. Using the sous-vide method (“under-vacuum”) - which thoroughly and evenly cooks the meat at a...
The Vermont Jazz Center will welcome bassist Ben Williams and his group Sound Effect to the stage on Saturday, May 14, at 8 p.m. Joining Williams are Marcus Strickland, saxophones; Alex Wintz, guitar; Willerm Delisfort on piano and Rhodes piano; and John Davis on drums. Williams is the winner of the 2009 Thelonious Monk Competition on bass. He is also the recipient of a Grammy Award for his work with Pat Metheny's Unity Band and was voted top overall rising...
Sometimes, we never get to know the difference we may make to someone. But this past Christmas, it seems that a group of us did make a difference - and we received it right back, multiplied. Our Hallowell Singers - better known for hospice singing for the Brattleboro community - led Christmas singing at the Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield, Vt., where we were joined by volunteer organizers. The response among the inmates was enthusiastic and contagious. We rose...
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