BELLOWS FALLS — Bellows Falls has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to art and culture, and I'm proud to be a small part of that.
VERNON-Liberal, progressive, conservative, orthodox, right wing, left wing - descriptive words that we use to...
SAXTONS RIVER-On Tuesday, Nov. 5, I will be voting for Leslie Goldman and Michelle Bos-Lun...
BRATTLEBORO-Dear Brattleboro Voter, You will be receiving an absentee ballot in the mail for the...
BRATTLEBORO-We were thrilled to discover Mollie Burke would be our representative to the State Legislature...
Good day to you, southern Vermonters! Where is spring, you ask? That's a very good question, I say. Unfortunately, it's a slow boat to the other side of winter, my friends. While I believe we've made it past the several bouts of wintry weather I alluded to last week, there is one more chance over the next seven days, namely on Sunday and Monday. As I write this week's column, the snow is flying in Northampton, Mass., once again, and...
Because of where I work - at the Hotel Pharmacy in Brattleboro - I have seen firsthand what drug abuse can do to a family as well as to a community. I want to explore why substance abuse seems to be so prominent in such a rural area, and if that plays a role in the abuse and recovery process. It is a pretty well known fact that substance abuse is problematic throughout the United States. Whether it be drugs...
PUTNEY-Keith Murphy's latest release, Bright as Amber, self-released nearly one year ago, will be played in its entirety by a special band of musicians for its debut performance at Next Stage Arts. For many years, the artist, who has lived in Brattleboro for 30 years, has been "forging a distinctive sound in the world of traditional song." Murphy grew up in Newfoundland surrounded by the rich musical traditions of the British Isles. "The songs that I often sing are songs...
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