BELLOWS FALLS — Bellows Falls has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to art and culture, and I'm proud to be a small part of that.
MacLean Gander is retired from a long career as a professor and administrator at Landmark...
Deborah Lee Luskin , one of this newspaper's original columnists, blogs at deborahleeluskin.com. WILLIAMSVILLE-I have...
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...
BRATTLEBORO-Lana Dever has spent her life fighting for others. Now she's in the fight of her life for her own physical and mental well-being, and that of her family, with the help of friends who have set up a GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign. Not only has Dever been facing severely debilitating health challenges that have already cost her her job, her pursuit of a higher education degree, and, at times, the frightening loss of her mobility. She's also losing her health...
BRATTLEBORO-On Nov. 8, 9, and 10, more than 100 circus artists, students, a traveling circus company, performing alumni, guest coaches, and circus enthusiasts will travel from across the country to Circus Workshop Weekend (CWW), hosted by the New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA). This festival of circus classes, performances, and community gatherings celebrates coming together around this noncompetitive art form. Circus enthusiasts can purchase tickets to three shows over the weekend at NECCA's Trapezium on Putney Road. Guest company...
On May 31, Centre Congregational Church participated in a rally against police brutality, in solidarity with people of color in our country - people who, after 400 years, still struggle with systematic racism. As I was setting-up the outdoor seating, someone drove by and, seeing the sign in front of the church, shouted from the car window, “All lives matter!” I found myself taking a deep breath and, remembering words that seemed apt, prayed, “Father, forgive them, for they know...
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