BRATTLEBORO-Much of Windham County depends for its health care services on Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (BMH),
BRATTLEBORO-With this month's effective end to the state's motel voucher program on July 1, a...
BRATTLEBORO-The annual Brattleboro Goes Fourth! parade on July 4 featured plenty of vehicles from all...
BRATTLEBORO-When the Vermont Legislature adjourned on June 16, it had run more than a month...
Seven months after 27 farmers in Vermont - among the 89 across the Northeast - were shocked by a letter from Horizon Organics saying the company would stop buying milk from them in August, a few bright spots are shining through. Stimulated by Horizon's announcement, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets and several Northeast partners led a farmer-focused Northeast Dairy Task Force to identify key issues facing the region's dairy industry. The task force's comprehensive report released in...
BRATTLEBORO-Vermont Theatre Company is producing a cozy, intimate Greek tragedy for its winter production this year. The Bacchae by Euripides will be presented over two weekends, March 14–16 and 21–23, with Friday and Saturday performances at 7 p.m., and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. at 118 Elliot. This production uses an original translation by playwright Alex Hacker, who will also direct. Hacker has translated Euripides's tragedy into a modern idiom that explores music and dance as intoxicating vehicles for the...
We were sorry to learn that, for personal and family reasons, Dennis Mirante has decided not to stand for re-election to the Athens Selectboard. It is appropriate, therefore, that we take a moment to express our gratitude to him for his service on behalf of the citizens of Athens over the past three years, especially in his efforts to encourage transparency and accountability in our town government. In particular, we would like to thank him for his unstinting efforts to...
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