BRATTLEBORO — A ban on sale of assault weapons would be good.
A ban on sale of votes by Congress would be better.
Rei Carpenter-Ranquist, a junior at Brattleboro Union High School, is a member of the Teen...
The 16 Vermont faith community members signing this open letter, from Vermont Interfaith Action's Clergy...
Nancy Gassett is a Vernon resident. She ran as a Republican nominee for Windham-1 state...
Laura Sibilia, an independent, represents the Windham-2 district (Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton, and Wardsboro) in...
Windham County nonprofit arts organizations and their audiences generated nearly $11 million for the local economy, according to a study from a national organization, Americans for the Arts (AFTA). The Arts Council of Windham County (ACWC) collaborated with AFTA to collect county data. “The main point made with this study is that the arts are not an economic black hole,” said Zon Eastes, who administered the Windham County portion of the study. “The money the community invests and spends in...
Thank you for your support of the annual Brattleboro Rotary Club Christmas Tree fundraiser. Since 1965, the Brattleboro Rotary Club has sold Christmas trees to raise money for local student scholarships. Four hundred Vermont-grown trees were sold and netted $5,500 for Gateway Foundation, a local fund to support scholarships awarded annually to Brattleboro-area students pursuing college. We will give $18,000 this year to graduating seniors at Brattleboro Union, Hinsdale, Leland & Gray high schools and at the Austine School. For...
On Thursday, June 16, at 8 p.m., Yellow Barn welcomes alumni ensemble The Parker Quartet - Daniel Chong and Ying Xue, violins; Jessica Bodner, viola; and Kee-Hyun Kim, cello - back to Putney for a special preseason performance. The program includes Webern's Five Movements for String Quartet, Bartók's String Quartet No.1, and Schubert's String Quartet in G Major, D.887. The concert takes place at the “Big Barn” on 49 Main St. near the Putney Food Co-op.
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