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.
Charles F. Monette is a poet, teacher, playwright, actor, builder, and U.S. Army veteran. BRATTLEBORO-Recently,
Lachlan Francis chairs the Windham County Democratic Committee. WESTMINSTER-Democrats in the state Legislature scored some...
Fric Spruyt represents District 9 in Brattleboro's Representative Town Meeting. BRATTLEBORO-At the July 8 Brattleboro...
Jim Freedman is a leadership consultant and the author of Becoming a Leader: Identity, Influence,
This October, the projector at the Bellows Falls Opera House will again light the movie screen. Community members have joined forces to reopen the historic theater after many months of dormancy due to the statewide COVID-19 response. Former and current Opera House staff members Jennifer Tolaro-Heidbrink, Tim Heidbrink, Shawn Douglass, Josh Mosher, and Ella Cademartori have been working to reopen the theater, which has been operated by the town of Rockingham. This group has approximately 40 years' worth of collective...
“Fearless Writing's Greatest Hits,” a 3-hour mini-workshop with Crescent Dragonwagon, will be presented at the Rockingham Free Public Library on Thursday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. Organizers say attendees will find their voice, cozy up to their fears, and learn how to use them. The workshop is designed to help participants get energized, even in uncertain times, and write. The workshop has helped hundreds of people move from “I've always wanted to write, but...” to action, according to a news...
“A lot of the girls here cry a lot,” a 17-year-old Guatemalan girl told a Reuters reporter in June. “A lot of them end up having to talk to someone because they have thoughts of cutting themselves.” “There is no one here I can talk to about my case. There's also no one here I can talk to when I'm feeling sad. There's no one here; I just talk to God. It helps me and I cry,” said another teenage...
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