PUTNEY-It was certainly not their first career when Kate and Charles Dodge founded the Putney...
BRATTLEBORO-Less than two months before the close of its fiscal year, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is...
ROCKINGHAM-The town Selectboard and the village trustees of Bellows Falls and Saxtons River have decided...
PUTNEY-In May, two friends, both residents of Putney Meadows senior housing, were walking on the...
Members of the Downtown Brattleboro Alliance unanimously approved the organization's 2017 budget and work plan last November, including raising funds through a special tax levied on properties in the downtown. Getting the budget past the Selectboard? That might take longer than expected. The alliance promotes economic activity in the downtown. Or, as DBA President Michelle Simpson-Siegel said, the organization looks for ways to “entice people to downtown and delight them once they arrive.” Each year, the organization, once known as...
Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present contemporary folk singer/songwriter Patty Larkin at Next Stage on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. Larkin is a phenomenon among singer/songwriters in today's American folk music scene. She has been described as “riveting” by the Chicago Tribune, “hypnotic” by Entertainment Weekly, and a “drop-dead brilliant performer” by Performing Songwriter. Larkin is part of the urban-folk/pop music phenomenon that spun off of the singer/songwriter explosion of the Seventies, reinterpreting traditional folk melodies, rock,
GRAFTON-Heather Chase has been a terrific representative for Grafton. Heather is very responsive to our needs as individuals and as a town. She is committed to helping small schools survive, and she will be front and center in the fight to keep Grace Cottage Hospital open. This whole small village relies on these institutions to keep us vibrant and healthy. In addition, after the floods, it was Heather who asked Becca Balint for help with our FEMA application. She always...
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