WINDHAM-Approximately 40 people gathered at the Windham Meeting House on June 17 for "What's Possible,
BRATTLEBORO-Three school districts will begin their summer meals programs, distributing free, weekly meal kits to...
WESTMINSTER-After completing its 25th school year of operation, The Compass School recently and abruptly announced...
BRATTLEBORO-Last week, the Vermont Legislature adjourned after passing a controversial education reform bill that many...
As the scent of cows mingled with that of roasting pork, Helen (Thurber) and Charlie Robb Sr. celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last Saturday by renewing their vows then enjoying an ice cream social and pig roast at the family farm on Ames Hill Road. The Robbs were married on July 25, 1964, at the West Brattleboro Baptist Church. The church's current pastor, Steve McClelland, presided over the ceremony as their four children, seven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild looked on.
St. Patrick - U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy - is resigning, and the great realignment has now begun. The question is: Do we want to continue the current model of feckless, middle-ground maneuvering that is laying the groundwork for a radical right-wing takeover of national politics? Or is it time to support candidates who recognize that the times have changed and that our politicians need to change with them? U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, who has announced his candidacy for Leahy's seat,
New England Youth Theatre will present Blue Stockings, by Jessica Swale, directed by Hallie Flower, at 7 p.m. on April 12 and 13, and at 2 p.m. on April 13, at NEYT, 100 Flat St. The year is 1896. Girton College, Cambridge, is the first college in Britain to admit women, and the Girton girls study ferociously to match their male peers grade for grade. Yet, when the men graduate, the women leave with nothing but the stigma of being...
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