Trees precariously balanced on power lines, dragging them down to the ground, surrounded by darkened...
BRATTLEBORO-Actions taken by the town of Brattleboro to remove encampments of homeless individuals in recent...
BRATTLEBORO-Busing issues in the Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) caused real mayhem last week on...
BELLOWS FALLS-WOOL-FM 91.5 Black Sheep Radio in Bellows Falls is celebrating its 20th anniversary this...
Three artists will look to reconnect the community with the Connecticut River through a multimedia place-making project. From the River, to the River was selected as one of 13 projects considered by a six-member committee as part of the town's National Endowment for the Arts Our Town Grant application process. The three artists - Andrea Wasserman, Elizabeth Billings, and Evie Lovett - will have access to $56,000 for the project with $50,000 from the NEA and the remainder from additional...
BELLOWS FALLS-With a career spanning more than 50 years, Jorma Kaukonen has done it all. A singer songwriter and guitar virtuoso who plays American roots music, blues, and rock, Kaukonen is one of the founders of two highly influential bands: Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. He's recorded dozens of albums, toured the world, received a Grammy award, been inducted to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and in 2016 he and bandmate Jack Casady were officially recognized for their...
Between 2003 and 2009, the cost of premiums across the range of employer-based health plans in Vermont increased from 32 percent to 54 percent. And as a percentage of median income, these premiums went from 15 percent to 18 percent for single people, and from 14 percent to 19 percent for families. Most school districts spend well over 20 percent of their salary budgets on health insurance. Deductibles for employed single people increased 2½ times (more than 148 percent), and...
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