BRATTLEBORO — Nick Widomski was a really amazing person, and everybody who knew him is going to miss him terribly.
Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this...
BRATTLEBORO-For the Brattleboro voters, the March 4 ballot is about more than just a symbolic...
PUTNEY-My name is Bex Slattery, and I am running for Selectboard in Putney. I am...
Sarah R. Ellis is a writer, disability advocate, and former teen librarian who grew up...
It might seem crazy to buy land with the hope that it will flood, but that's exactly what the Vermont River Conservancy (VRC) has done through its purchase of 12 acres along the Whetstone Brook. With permits in place, VRC and the town of Brattleboro are jointly cleaning up and restoring the land to its former flood plain status in an effort to reduce future flood damage downtown. VRC, whose mission is to permanently protect special lands along Vermont's rivers,
BRATTLEBORO-I took a break from watching the ongoing three-ring circus of train wrecks in the news (our environmental, social, and political self-destruction), to enjoy a bit of good news - relating to death, of all things. The Latchis Theatre hosted a film and presentation on green burial by Michelle Hogle Acciavatti from Vermont Forest Cemetery, organized by Brattleboro Area Hospice. I have long been concerned about how we process the natural deaths of friends and family, and how we avoid...
Four of Vermont’s contemporary art institutions are teaming up to award The Vermont Prize, an endeavor that celebrates and supports creators of visual art in this state. The prize is a collaborative initiative of the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC), Burlington City Arts (BCA), the Hall Art Foundation, and The Current (formerly the Helen Day Art Center). “Although Vermont is a small state, there is an astonishing variety of exceptional visual art being created here,” BMAC Director Danny Lichtenfeld...
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