PUTNEY — An epicenter of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, Manhattan (22.83 square miles), always looming large everywhere, actually is much smaller than Brattleboro (31.83 square miles; U.S. Census Bureau Quick Facts).
Manhattan's population is 1.6 million. Brattleboro has more than enough room for everyone. Imagine!
“Epicenter” is no surprise.
Leslie Zucker is a certified professional life coach, a facilitator of a women's group, and...
Corey DiMario is a musician and the proprietor of Patio Coffee, at the Hooker-Dunham block,
Kerry Secrest serves as honorary consul of Lithuania to Vermont. BRATTLEBORO-A heartfelt thank you to...
BRATTLEBORO-When I worked at a major airport, I learned to refer to people on airplanes...
While it looks like something out of a fairy tale, beneath its charming exterior Linda and Don Marcille's Old Ledge Road home contains a mold problem - a problem that they believe has rendered it a toxic trap. “It's a bad situation,” says Linda, a fine arts painter. “We shouldn't be living in the house.” Brain fog, stress, trauma, and grief are the hallmarks that mold is leaving on the Marcilles, who have just about exhausted all the avenues they...
If the massacre of Oct. 7 in Israel were to have happened at our border with Canada, would the United States be willing to urge a ceasefire without the return of the hostages? It is disappointing and surprising to me that our Vermont leaders, Bernie Sanders, Becca Balint, and Peter Welch, are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza when over 100 hostages are still being held by terrorist organizations entrenched there. Our concerned politicians seem to forget that there was...
In this exceptionally difficult time for artists who want to exhibit their work in a gallery setting, there is a show currently on view in the gallery at Next Stage Arts that is well worth a safe visit. I have known Susan Parenti and her work for a quarter century, during which time I've had the pleasure of visiting her studio - engaging in lively conversation, viewing works in progress, and witnessing her artistic development. And I must say that...
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