BRATTLEBORO-As described by Adam Grinold, a decade ago, Windham County had the second-oldest population in...
DUMMERSTON-The controversy over political banners hung inside library windows of the Dummerston School has prompted...
LONDONDERRY-Vermont has a housing crisis - the state needs up to 36,000 new homes by...
BELLOWS FALLS-The Bellows Falls Community Bike Project, active in the village for 11 years, has...
At the Brattleboro Food Co-op's September board meeting, about 12 of its 160 employees formed a circle around the Board and spoke about why they believed unionizing the workforce there would be beneficial. They said that a substantial majority of the employees signed union cards and asked the board to voluntarily recognize their membership in United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1459 (UFCW) [News, Sept. 12]. But a smaller group also spoke. “It was hard to hear what was...
The rich and powerful seem to share at least one trait: They have a remarkable ability to ignore the real life consequences of their pronouncements, acquisitions, and policies. President Joe Biden puts on his earnest face and speaks with great empathy during his speeches. When campaigning, he assured us that he would end the suffering being inflicted on asylum seekers by the brutal border policies of former President Donald Trump. But after a year in office, asylum seekers are still...
On Sunday, July 16, at 7 p.m., Wendy Redlinger's Jazz Soiree will present the Bob Stabach 4tet with George Kaye, bass; Jon Fisher, drums; Bob Stabach, sax; and special guest pianist Stephen Page. They will perform a mix of Cool jazz tunes from the '50s, complemented by European ECM-style jazz compositions. Cool jazz arose out of the post-World War II American jazz scene. It was a reaction to the bebop movement, which was characterized by tense and complex music featuring...
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