BRATTLEBORO — This is a great story and tribute to Marty Rancourt. I can say I've known him since he was born.
Good luck to him as he opens a new door.
BRATTLEBORO-It was no April Fool's Day Joke. On April 1, five Administration for Children regional...
Moss Kahler has served as recycling coordinator in Brattleboro. BRATTLEBORO-The Selectboard members are facing difficult...
WEST BRATTLEBORO-At no other time since its inception in 1970 has preserving what remains of...
BRATTLEBORO-May the 4th: Be with us! Edible Brattleboro is rallying the community to kick off...
For years, opponents of a wind-turbine development proposed in Windham and Grafton have complained that they've not gotten much solid information about the project. That might change later this month, as a developer and landowner involved in the Stiles Brook proposal have teamed up to schedule public meetings in both towns. The sessions are to include discussion of a “preliminary draft study layout,” meaning that, for the first time, developer Iberdrola Renewables will show where windmills might be sited. The...
“¡Hola! Bonjour! Ciao! Saluton! Goededag! Guten Tag! Salut! Zdravo! Dobrey Dyen! Merhaba! As Salam 'Alaykum! Habari! Neih hou! Annyeong-hasimnikka! Konnichiwa! Bondjou! Namaste! Aloha! Hello!” * * * Those were the first words I heard at orientation on a hot August day 11 years ago. Retired School for International Training Professor Alvino E. Fantini made such an impression on me with his ability to say “hello” in several foreign languages. I was one among 162 students attending SIT's Program in intercultural...
The documentary Linefork, which depicts the daily life of legendary banjo player Lee Sexton in detail, will be screened in the Sanctuary at Epsilon Spires on Friday, Nov. 19, followed by a discussion with co-director Vic Rawlings. Linefork was recorded over three years in Sexton's hometown of Linefork, Ky., where he has lived on the same plot of land since his birth in 1927. The film forgoes traditional documentarian elements like voiceovers and talking heads in favor of prolonged shots...
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