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.
College news • The following local students successfully completed their academic journey and are now...
College news • The following students at the Community College of Vermont (CCV) earned associate...
College news • Patrick Donnelly of Brattleboro recently graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University...
Twenty-seven Southern Vermont Emerging Leaders were recognized on May 20 during the eighth annual Southern...
Dr. Karen Hein and her husband Ralph held hands as the doors to the Gathering Place's Dover site officially flew open, June 18. Ralph, a pediatrician, lives with Alzheimer's. For the past few years, he has travelled on the Moover from his home in the Deerfield Valley to the Gathering Place's Brattleboro location. Karen smiled. The new Dover location means a shorter commute for Ralph, whom she affectionately calls “Ralphie.” Ralph lifted his head and smiled at the mention of...
Suzanne Ciani, one of the first innovators in the composition of electronic music, will appear in Brattleboro on Thursday, March 9, to play a live quadraphonic concert at Epsilon Spires. This will be Ciani's first performance in New England in five years, and her only scheduled appearance in the eastern half of the United States until a 10-day residency this fall at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Jamie Mohr, executive director of Epsilon Spires, says in...
On or about July 22, Marlboro College trustees transferred the remaining Marlboro College endowment of $20.250 million to Emerson College in Boston and sold the 366-acre campus including over 50 buildings to Democracy Builders for $225,000, with Democracy Builders assuming a 40-year, $1.5 million note to the Marlboro Music Festival, all for a total of $21.975 million. In 2019, the value of the Marlboro endowment was listed at $35 million, and the campus valued at $10 million or possibly more,
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