EAST DUMMERSTON-A three-alarm fire on Aug. 16 has destroyed a Windham County agricultural landmark. A...
The Windham County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) is attempting to change the way that local law...
HomeShare Vermont, a nonprofit that connects people with extra space in their homes to those...
ROCKINGHAM-Rural gardeners and farmers have long known that the common earthworm (also known as the...
After 3½ years, two fires, and many challenges, the Putney Historical Society is celebrating the reopening of the Putney General Store on Saturday, Dec. 10. Ming Chou, an experienced operator, has signed a 20-year lease to operate a full-service grocery store and butcher shop. Chou also plans to offer a full range of prepared foods and a seating area with options for indoor or outdoor dining. Events and activities are scheduled from 11 a.m. through the evening with a ribbon-cutting...
The Next Stage Arts Project begins its Community Artist Performance Series (CAPS) with Putney resident, pianist, and author Gordon Jones presenting an afternoon of Bach in a one-hour program of piano and harpsichord music followed by a reception and discussion with the artist. The performance, on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 3 p.m., will include selections from The Well-Tempered Clavier, The Goldberg Variations, and selected fugues from The Art of Fugue. A citizen of the United Kingdom, Jones has made a...
A number of Brattleboro folks are at work on developing a collaboration of essays for the book From the Boroughs to Brattleboro and Beyond, by the flatlanders who made the move from New York City. A dozen essays have been submitted. I would like to extend that number to an additional dozen and to include flatlanders who have come to Vermont during the pandemic. At this point, there is no stringent deadline. For those suffering from writer's block or who...
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