This is to all the anti-Vermont Yankee people: What about the weather station they generously pay for on the two-way radio?
Meg Mott is professor emerita of Marlboro College and Emerson College and describes herself as...
Pablo Bose is a professor in the Department of Geography and Geosciences at the University...
BRATTLEBORO-I have lived and voted in Brattleboro for 45 years, and I am writing about...
Jeff Potter has edited The Commons since 2008 and has been working in and around...
The state has approved a Rockingham manufacturer's plans to undertake an expansion project carrying an estimated $19 million to $20 million price tag. Chroma Technology Corp. on Dec. 1 received an Act 250 land-use permit for a 36,800-square-foot addition that will more than double the optical filter manufacturer's physical presence in Rockingham. The project is expected to create at least 20 to 25 new jobs over several years, while also retaining Chroma's 113 jobs in this area. It has received...
Canal Street Art Gallery, 23 Canal St., presents a pair of solo shows: "Water Way" by MC Noyes, premiering the artist's newest series of ink wash paintings, and Judi Forman, showing the artist's newest work creating one-of-a-kind jewelry. Both shows are on view through Feb. 10. Michael C. Noyes, based in Bellows Falls, has long maintained an oil painting practice which has been influenced by the artist's study of ink wash on paper, and of Chinese calligraphy and painting. The...
I deeply appreciated the special focus issue on the pandemic and the arts this past week. Brattleboro and Windham County have such an abundance of residents who are artists and presenters, many of whom are struggling, so I wanted to give a voice to one rather large group of artists that was not mentioned. It is what one might call “trad,” or traditional, musicians. It's hard to tell on a typical day in downtown Brattleboro, but the truth is that...
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