The calendar says spring started on March 20. But tell that to the Thurber family...
BELLOWS FALLS-Happy Spring! Shh, the snow has gone. I am saying this quietly, lest I...
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BRATTLEBORO-It's here: the season of good cheer. With days and nights filled with holiday-themed office...
“The reason we grieve is because we loved someone,” said Susan Parris, executive director of Brattleboro Area Hospice (BAH). But, adds the 16-year hospice veteran, “loss is a part of life.” When people experience losing someone dear, Parris said “it is valuable to talk out emotions.” Parris said part of the grieving process includes remembering how someone touched one's life and figuring out the emptiness in the realization that “they're gone and I'm here.” Grieving also involves learning how to...
"Women in Punk," a collection of new work by Harmony Collective artist Rachel Eleanor Brown, opens Friday Oct. 6, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the Collective's Elliot Street gallery during Gallery Walk. It will be on display for the month of October. The aim of the show is to visually celebrate the role of women in punk rock during the 1970s and '80s. "Punk rock is an attitude birthed by women who played with loud and aggressive honesty," wrote...
April is the Month of the Young Child in Windham County. It is a wonderful opportunity to both celebrate early childhood and to honor the tireless efforts of child care providers who dedicate their lives to educating the next generation. Broader awareness about the importance of the experiences a child has in their early years has led to successful initiatives to support public investment in services for young children and their families, including early education. There is also much greater...
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