BRATTLEBORO — Landmark College journalism student William Epifanio contributed reporting to the July 3 Special Focus section “Flying signs.” The Commons attributed him incorrectly in the credits for that project.
BELLOWS FALLS-On this Saturday, the 250th anniversary of two early Massachusetts battles that irrevocably advanced...
BRATTLEBORO-Greg Lesch. the executive director of the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce, died Feb. 19,
Many people in Windham County look on in frustration as they watch the police arrest...
ROCKINGHAM-The town of Rockingham recently announced that the Proposed Amendments to the town's Zoning and...
Hello and good day to you, residents of lovely Windham County, Vermont! I hope things are well with you. We've got a few wet weather chances over the next seven days, but nothing that looks overly impressive or super impactful. Temperatures will oscillate within seasonal levels, so it's a steady-as-we-go type of weather week ahead, I believe. For Wednesday, we'll start off with some showers, but should transition to a sunny, mild day. Sunshine on Thursday leads to some more...
As March roars in, author and teacher Barbara Morrison is offering workshops to hone reading and creative-writing skills at Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St. The first workshop is for readers, though writers, too, might find it useful, according to a news release. The other three are primarily for writers. These stand-alone workshops are open to teens and adults. All take place over four Saturdays, from 3 to 5 p.m., at the library. Participants may attend one or all, and...
BRATTLEBORO-I am sad to see that a petition for a ballot article in Brattleboro and other towns that includes language calling for others to join in "working to end all support of Israel's apartheid regime, settler colonialism and military occupation." Israel is not a settler colonial state. The existence of Israel is existential for Jews and a pillar of Jewish belief. The proposed article disproportionately criticizes Israel and minimizes Hamas's, Iran's, and other nations' role in the current war in...
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