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.
BRATTLEBORO-Peter Adair's essay is the best piece of writing I have seen in The Commons:
FLORENCE, MASS.-I just read with shock and awe, or just plain enthusiasm, a couple of...
Kris Pavek, a 71-year-old retired midwife and photographer, has often stayed in Brattleboro in summer...
BRATTLEBORO-I have driven down Canal Street in Brattleboro and had a bicycle come flying by...
ROCKINGHAM-A crew from Hartgen Archeological Associates spent a week at the Rockingham Meeting House earlier this month, completing a survey of the property using ground radar and digging test pits. The project takes place in anticipation of work to stabilize the building, which dates to 1787 and was named a National Historic Landmark in 2000. According to the town's website, the Meeting House is "the largest intact 18th [century] public building remaining in Vermont still in its original form and...
Having been elected recently to serve on the Brattleboro Selectboard, I'd like to update your readers on one of the concerns that led me to run. With regard to emergency medical services in Brattleboro, I asked: What happened in the process of reaching a new agreement, and what have we learned from it? The response to my question has often been that Selectboard members and the town administration can't talk about it because of the separation agreement reached with the...
The Great River Theater Festival returns to its roots in Saxtons River for its second season with shows, workshops, and several gatherings, including cookouts, over the next two weekends. Main Street Arts will offer performances of Peter Shaffer's Equus, a psychological thriller that is considered a modern classic. Shows are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, July 5, 6, and 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the MSA theater, which has been reconfigured so the audience literally has a ringside seat. The show...
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