Owing to a production error, the photograph of Stanley C. “Stan” Ryan mistakenly accompanied the obituary of Perry Casey Phoenix in the March 27 Milestones. Both obituaries are reprinted in this week's column, with our apologies to both families.
Obituaries • Gary Roger Crowley, 86, of Guilford. Died at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital on Aug.
Obituaries • Elaine Fiske Grant, 90, of West Brattleboro. Died peacefully, in the comfort of...
Obituaries • Shirley Ann Alsvig, 80, of Athens. Died on Aug. 6, 2025, surrounded by...
Obituaries • Pauline Ann "Polly" Belair, 92, formerly of Brattleboro. Died peacefully on Oct. 16,
Most people traveling past the sprawling retaining wall on High Street across from the High-Grove parking lot used to see the same pattern: spray-painted swear words, followed by a slapped-on coat of gray cover-up, followed by even more graffiti. Jamie Mohr envisioned something else. As director of downtown's Epsilon Spires, Mohr has helped turn the former First Baptist Church into a 425-seat performing arts space. When she heard complaints about the nearby wall, she decided to find a way to...
The Next Stage Bandwagon Summer Series presents the Balla Kouyaté & Mike Block Band on Saturday, Sept. 9, at 5 p.m., at Cooper Field, 41 Sand Hill Rd. Balla Kouyaté and Mike Block have been collaborating for over a decade, bonding over their shared interest in music from across the world, and their commitment to innovating on their instruments. Kouyaté, a balafon player and singer coming out of the Djeli tradition of Mali, was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship from...
John Miller from the Old Schoolhouse Plantery passed away a couple of weeks ago. John was one of the gems of the Brattleboro Farmers' Market! Though he grew extraordinary exotic plants for homes, I interacted with him primarily around his vegetables, which were also extraordinary. If you never had the opportunity to eat vegetables John grew, I'm sorry for you. They had such amazing flavor! He used to say it was his soil that gave them the flavor, but I...
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