WEST DUMMERSTON — Seeing the picture of Byron and Lee Stookey reminded of the years of effort this couple has given to the community, and I say “hats off” to both of them.
Nancy Braus, a retired independent bookseller, is a longtime activist. Since she submitted this piece,
BRATTLEBORO-Since moving to Brattleboro over a year ago, I have learned that there are so...
BRATTLEBORO-The Anti-Defamation League's 2024 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents reports a deeply troubling rise in antisemitism...
DEERFIELD, MASS.-U.S. Rep. Becca Balint claims that President Trump "does not give a damn about...
BELLOWS FALLS-Three Vermont hydroelectric dams and generating stations on the Connecticut River in Wilder, Bellows Falls, and Vernon, plus two in Massachusetts, are in the process of renewing their operating licenses - a process that has been extended for public comment by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) until Wednesday, May 22. The operating license renewing process has been going on since 2012. The facilities were last issued licenses by FERC over 40 years ago and the licenses for the...
Comedian Ed Smyth will “serve up a nonstop silly-string of brain-twisty characters and bits” that organizers say are “absurd for adults, goofy for kids, clean for your grandma,” at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 30 at Stage 33 Live, 33 Canal Street. Smyth has been a regular at the Finger Lakes Comedy Festival since 2016, performed a weeklong show at Rochester Fringe, and has appeared at the Maine Comedy Festival. “He is a friend to all,” organizers wrote in a...
As a retired teacher in the Brattleboro school district, I find it heartbreaking knowing that the war in Yemen continues on. Every 75 seconds, a child dies of preventable causes. The blockade and bombing in Yemen have contributed to the largest humanitarian brutality on Earth! On Jan. 25, Action Corps spread the call for The World Says No to War on Yemen Global Day of Action. On this day, a group of Vermonters held a car caravan as a part...
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