BRATTLEBORO-The legendary vocalist Sheila Jordan passed away on Monday, Aug. 11 at 3:50 p.m. at...
SOUTH NEWFANE-Respecting historic architectural elegance and adding their own imprimatur, Tom Concannon and Ravi Shimpi...
PUTNEY-Twilight Music and Next Stage Arts Project conclude the 22nd Twilight On The Tavern Lawn...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Music Center's 2025 Music Under the Stars series at Retreat Farm concludes Saturday,
The top vote-getter for Windham County Senate in the Aug. 9 Republican primary, disavowed by Vermont GOP leaders for displaying fascist and alt-right symbols, is relinquishing his party affiliation and running as an independent for one of two open seats in the November general election. Westminster logger Mark Coester received 542 votes, followed by Brattleboro tax preparer Richard Kenyon with 539 votes and retired Brattleboro bank employee Richard Morton with 528 votes, according to unofficial results posted on the secretary...
The In-Sight Photography Project will hold its Family Open House on Friday, Sept. 4, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. during Gallery Walk. The open house gives area youth and their families a chance to meet staff, see what goes on at In-Sight, and learn about upcoming classes. Held at 45 Flat Street in downtown Brattleboro, the open house features hands-on activities, such as creating a photogram in In-Sight's darkroom. Student work will be on exhibit, along with video presentations from...
Income inequality is a widely discussed issue these days. President Obama talks about it. Paul Krugman writes about it. Even Mitch McConnell and John Boehner think it's bad. There is a lot of talk but not a lot of action. Imagine if we, in Vermont, could tackle income inequality at one of its roots. A major cause of income inequality is inequality of opportunity. Unequal opportunity starts very early in a person's life, before a child enters school. Besides the...
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