PUTNEY — One of the founders of the Tempestry Project at The Putney School is Asy Connelly. Her name appeared incorrectly in the April 19 issue.
BELLOWS FALLS-A film series centered on resistance, activism, and related politics launches in September for...
BELLOWS FALLS-The Commons recently had occasion to talk with Green Mountain Post Films co-founder and...
-With 20 paintings in a range of artistic styles, The Crowell Art Gallery at Moore...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) invites Lego enthusiasts of all ages to unleash...
Opioid use has been on a steep increase in Vermont, with a 44% rise in emergency department visits for opioid overdoses between 2018 - a bad year in its own right - and 2021. The average age for a first visit due to an overdose is 38, and 60% are male, and repeat visits are on the rise. Approximately 15% of those who have gone to an ER for an opioid overdose will have a repeat visit, 50% of those...
BRATTLEBORO-The Vermont Jazz Center (VJC) announces the launch of its winter-spring season of classes. Most sessions are 10 weeks long and begin the week of Feb. 16. Saxophonist Coleman Hawkins stated that "music should always be an adventure." One of the missions of the VJC is to provide opportunities for people of all levels to embark on their own musical adventures. VJC offers classes and jam sessions to stretch participants' abilities and opportunities to get involved in group musical activities.
Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this newspaper, writes that if he didn't love his country, he "wouldn't spend so much time trying to get it to live up to its purported principles." Tim Wessel's Viewpoint chastising Vermonters who are advocating for a ceasefire in Palestine was grounded in half-truths and speculative musings. The most astonishing error was the statement that "this war" started on Oct. 7, 2023. The October attack is...
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