GUILFORD-Joel Veena Eisenkramer, known professionally as Joel Veena, has recently released a new album, Cardinal,
DUMMERSTON-What could be more fun than going out at night to hear live music, or...
PUTNEY-Next Stage Arts presents indie rock band Betty, plus DJ ezGirl on Friday, April 25,
-Next Stage Arts presents Stephane Wrembel, the "living face of Gypsy jazz," on Saturday, April...
The 2017 legislative session started quietly in Montpelier. The level of alignment between the priorities of Democrat-controlled Legislature and Republican Gov. Phil Scott on issues like mental health, child care, the opioid crisis, and the budget made for a relatively tranquil session. That wasn't a surprise. As a senator and lieutenant governor, Scott held a reputation for sitting everyone down at the table and hashing out solutions to divisive problems. But then, mere weeks before the Legislature adjourned, the kumbaya...
Hilltop Montessori School recently received a $2,000 grant from the Vermont Community Foundation's Small and Inspiring grants program for its recent middle school trip to Alabama, which offered students the opportunity to live and breathe the Civil Rights movement after an intense period of study on the topic. “All year long the students have been exploring the evolution of the American identity with a particular look at the impact of slavery, abolition, Reconstruction, the Jim Crow era, and the Civil...
It is fair to say that Brattleboro has asked about as much as it can of its citizens from property taxes. There is, however, another route to gaining more resources. It does not include taxation or fees. Rather, I am suggesting that the town take advantage of some key but underappreciated qualities it enjoys and raise money from contributions over and above the property tax. I am suggesting that Brattleboro do what many, if not most, charitable organizations do: invite,
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