BRATTLEBORO — Landmark College journalism student William Epifanio contributed reporting to the July 3 Special Focus section “Flying signs.” The Commons attributed him incorrectly in the credits for that project.
DUMMERSTON-The controversy over political banners hung inside library windows of the Dummerston School has prompted...
LONDONDERRY-Vermont has a housing crisis - the state needs up to 36,000 new homes by...
BELLOWS FALLS-The Bellows Falls Community Bike Project, active in the village for 11 years, has...
BRATTLEBORO-As described by Adam Grinold, a decade ago, Windham County had the second-oldest population in...
There are only two contested House races in Windham County on the Aug. 11 primary ballot, and the Windham County Democratic Committee gathered the candidates running in the Windham 3 and 4 districts online last week for a pair of virtual forums. The forums, moderated by Windham County Democratic Chair John Hagen, both lasted about 75 minutes and featured several questions from the online audience. The state's 45-day window of early voting is underway. Vermont voters may request a ballot...
Vermont's mental health system is poised to move millions of dollars toward the wrong side of history by prioritizing control and psychiatric incarceration over community care and voluntary support. Community members and legislators can act now to prevent decades of harm and address our communities' real needs. The governor's budget this year includes $11.6 million for a new 16-bed “secure residential” facility in Essex to replace the current seven-bed Middlesex Therapeutic Community Residence (TCR). The new facility would also be...
Canal Street Art Gallery, 23 Canal St., presents “A Changing Form: Fine Art Ceramics,” the gallery's fourth medium-focused group show. It opens Feb. 12 and runs through April 4. All are invited for the opening reception with the artists, on Bellows Falls 3rd Friday Gallery Night, Feb. 21, from 5 to 8 p.m. The exhibit shares a collection from artists creating sculptural and functional original artwork using clay as a primary medium. Artwork by David Ernster, Kathie Gatto-Gurney, Deborah Goodwin,
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