BRATTLEBORO-What do community land trusts, the slow food movement, water stewardship, distributed cooperative organizations, crowdfunding,
PUTNEY-Considered one of the finest pianists in Europe until her brother Wolfgang came along, Maria...
PUTNEY-On Friday, July 11, Yellow Barn opens the doors for its 56th Summer Music Festival.
BRATTLEBORO-At 9:10 a.m. on Thursday, June 26, Brattleboro's New England Center for Circus Arts (NECCA)
Move over, Kelly Clark. There's a new Olympic medalist in West Dover. Devin Logan made history on Tuesday when she earned a silver medal in the Olympic debut of slopestyle skiing at the 2014 Sochi Games. The event is a hybrid of snowboarding and freestyle skiing, with competitors performing the stunts and spins that snowboarders do in the halfpipe - only on skis instead of a board. Logan, who also became Twin Valley High School's first Olympic medalist, shot into...
Six lanes stretch before each runner, and 10 hurdles are positioned approximately 10 meters apart for the total of a 100-meter sprint, waiting for the starter to signal: on your mark, get set, go! That exhilarating moment sets nerves wracking and fluttering, testing our patience, creating a slow progression and then he fires; we're off! We want to accomplish the task in front of us and do so in the most efficient way possible. This challenge embodies everlasting motivation through...
The Deerfield Valley is well-known for craft brews, nice shops, some good eateries, and handsome architecture. It's known for access to beautiful Harriman Reservoir for water-bound recreation and, of course, Mount Snow for winter sports. Wilmington burbles with foot traffic on season but gets a little sleepy in muddy months. While Bennington and Brattleboro, which flank the town along Route 9, have robust arts scenes, though, Wilmington's is less so. With a vision to ameliorate that deficiency, Jenevieve Penk and...
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