Having had a musical education myself, I found Laura Stevenson's explanation of her adjustment to a cochlear implant very informative.
What patience is required for a mother to help a child who has received a CI to learn to hear.
Jason Cooper, a real estate investor, developer, and property manager, has served as a steering...
Jessica Dolan, Ph.D. (District 8) is a Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting member. BRATTLEBORO-Our predecessors were...
Emilie Kornheiser, Ian Goodnow, Mollie Burke, Michael Mrowicki, and Zon Eastes are state representatives; Nader...
SPRINGFIELD-On April 16, during his inaugural speech as secretary of health and human services, Robert...
After more than 4 1/2 hours of comment and response on Monday night, the Development Review Board (DRB) unanimously affirmed designs for the Groundworks Collaborative's shelter and office space at 39 and 45 Frost St. Groundworks is planning to establish an emergency shelter on the former automotive repair property to replace the seasonal shelter hosted at the First Baptist Church on Main Street. The emergency shelter, approved by the DRB in 2015, plans to open this winter. Over time, the...
Art work by Matthew J. Peake will be on display at Main Street Arts through Aug. 14. Peake's pastels feature an aerial perspective of people in abstract ways - by gestural shape - on a geometric background in a form he calls “Overlooks.” The subjects include a view of diners at a table, women sharing a purchase, men chatting, and people and the shadows they create in passing. The artist began his career as a family physician in rural Vermont...
Thank you for your efforts to disseminate the news of the day and resist the hate-filled and deceitful rhetoric of this administration. I cannot believe, still, in this country that it is necessary for the press and regular citizens to defend themselves. Only one quarter or less of the citizens believe a word Donald Trump says, yet the press is forced to defend itself because his speech is so incendiary. The press is now officially our last line of defense.
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