BELLOWS FALLS-Rockingham for Progress (RFP), the citizens group that owns and is working to restore...
-Vermont's landmark education bill, recently signed into law, queues up some big changes to the...
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board recently approved new deer hunting rules including one that...
BRATTLEBORO-Town officials from Brattleboro and Hinsdale, New Hampshire remain at odds over the disposition of...
The New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) has voted to award initial accreditation to Bellows Falls Union High School (BFUHS). Late last year, a NEASC evaluation team spent three days at the school and spent time visiting classes and interviewing staff, students, parents, board members, and faculty members. These evaluators examine every aspect of a school and after the examination, NEASC extends accreditation to institutions that meet its standards. The importance of NEASC accreditation, according to BFUHS Principal...
Next Stage Arts announces the return of Shrink Rap, the film series hosted by Brattleboro psychologist and author Dr. Martha Straus. Shrink Rap 2 debuts on Oct. 4 and consists of four films each featuring a therapist/patient relationship: Analyze This (Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal), Benny and Joon (Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson), The Wackness (Josh Peck, Ben Kingsley), and Carefree (Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers). Straus will briefly introduce each film and, following the film, will facilitate an informal conversation...
NEWFANE-There are countless commentaries on Pope Francis's life and work, most of them celebrating the opus of a remarkable man. What made him so loved by the world, even beyond the Catholic church, was his humanity. He seemed to internalize the Christian understanding of the complexities of the human condition. He embodied unconditional love. He sought understanding among competing groups, religions, political forces, and he countered the entrenched national conceit that corrupts civilization. Pope Francis was a breath of fresh...
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