Congrats to Michael Obuchowski! I wish I could have been there at the Windham County Democrats' Obie Awards. Keep swinging!
Rick Gordon was the founding director of the Compass School, which operated in Westminster from...
BRATTLEBORO-Have you been to 69A Elliot St. yet? Please stop in soon! It's such a...
BRATTLEBORO-I am a Connecticut-born Yankee American, second-generation Irish immigrant, raised-Catholic, 62-year-old woman working in Brattleboro.
DUMMERSTON-Without wanting to validate Trump's demonization of America's shockingly large homeless population, I would like...
The physical distancing that has been imposed in Vermont to challenge the spread of COVID-19 has so far had a good effect. Unlike the situation in states like New York and New Jersey, the curve of spread of the novel coronavirus that causes the disease has already begun to flatten. According to recent statistics provided by the Vermont Department of Health, fewer than 900 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19, out of more than 11,000 people tested. In Windham County,
The Jamaica Historical Foundation will host an exhibit about renowned artist Milton Avery and his work inspired by summers spent in Jamaica between 1935 and 1943. The exhibit will be on view on Saturday, Aug. 6, from 4 to 7 p.m., at the Hefflon House, 3751 Route 30, next to the Jamaica Town Hall. At 5 p.m., there will be a special lecture by Jamie Franklin, curator of the Bennington Museum exhibit “Milton Avery's Vermont.” The Avery Exhibit at the...
Sometimes, InTeRnEt TrOlLs WrItE LiKe ThIs. While most people find this practice to be highly annoying and a little bit creepy, it does draw attention, and that's interesting. In fact, the online world contains many things that are at once annoying, creepy, and interesting. Although these would be less than ideal characteristics in, say, a spouse or a pet, it's a great combination if you're looking for something to analyze. That's why I collect information and stories that emerge from...
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