BRATTLEBORO-Last week, the Vermont Legislature adjourned after passing a controversial education reform bill that many...
WINDHAM-Approximately 40 people gathered at the Windham Meeting House on June 17 for "What's Possible,
BRATTLEBORO-Three school districts will begin their summer meals programs, distributing free, weekly meal kits to...
WESTMINSTER-After completing its 25th school year of operation, The Compass School recently and abruptly announced...
A long-wished-for goal for train fans in Vermont is now closer to becoming real. On Monday, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., announced that the United States and Canada signed a long-awaited agreement designed to improve cross border travel and security between the two countries. According to a news release from Leahy's office, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson and Canadian Minister of Public Safety Steven Blaney signed a new pre-clearance agreement in Washington that was negotiated under the Beyond the Border...
New England Youth Theatre's Theatre Adventure Wednesday Troupe will present Alice in Wonderland on May 19 and 20, at 10:30 a.m., at the West Village Meeting House, 29 South St. Alice's adventures in the nonsensical topsy-turvy Wonderland are a smorgasbord of theatrical surprises. An “Alice-Dance” will spiral the audience into suspending all preconceived notions about “up is right and right is down,” according to a news release. English author Lewis Carroll wrote “Alice's Adventures in Wonderland” in 1865. More than...
On Aug. 19, the governor announced more money for an initial tranche of grants, announced at the start of July, which gave small businesses 10 percent of their revenue from 2019, up to $50,000. This is the collection of grants administered by the state Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) and the Vermont Department of Taxes. “Governor Phil Scott, ACCD, and the Department of Taxes today announced an increase to the maximum grant award for Economic Recovery Grants for...
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