Truly unhinged: In the name of “the idea of coming together,” Randolph T. Holhut doubles down on division.
Everything despicable about the neoliberal “New Dems” emerges in this rant.
BRATTLEBORO-Since moving to Brattleboro over a year ago, I have learned that there are so...
BRATTLEBORO-The Anti-Defamation League's 2024 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents reports a deeply troubling rise in antisemitism...
DEERFIELD, MASS.-U.S. Rep. Becca Balint claims that President Trump "does not give a damn about...
The writer is a Town Meeting member representing District 8. BRATTLEBORO-As part of Brattleboro's FY26...
The Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center is celebrating its 25th year. On Saturday, Sept. 10, the Center has invited the community to an afternoon party on top of Heifer Hill. The hilltop provides a 360-degree view of the local region. The rain date is Sunday, Sept. 11. The party starts at 5 p.m. with kite making and other activities. Participants can bring a picnic or register at the Center's website (http://www.beec.org/) and one will be prepared for them. The evening includes...
Theater can save the world. Perhaps that strikes you as silly or irrational or wishful thinking. Or just plain wrong in the face of pandemic. Certainly, in these times when the need to save lives is so vividly real and mostly in the hands of our health-care-providing neighbors, this seems like a wild assertion. As we pass the fourth week of our distancing from one another, we mark that unreal moment when we put 20 continuous years of making theater...
Life, Animated, the inspirational, award-winning film about Owen Suskind, a young man with autism whose affinity for Disney characters opens the door to communication with others, screens Friday, April 21, at New England Youth Theatre. The film will be followed by a panel discussion with autism experts about the so-called “autism cliff” - graduation from the federally-mandated care of the public school system. Vermont students with disabilities may stay in the public school system until the day before their 22nd...
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