BRATTLEBORO-What a depressing time to celebrate Independence Day, as No. 47 and his obedient and...
Sarah Ellis is a writer and mental health advocate who grew up in Brattleboro and...
BRATTLEBORO-Analysis of Brattleboro's Charter Revision Survey reveals growing dissatisfaction with the current Representative Town Meeting...
GUILFORD-A term often used regarding a military action is "collateral damage." This term masks the...
Thanks to community support and a successful inter-agency collaboration to preserve Windham County's biodiversity, the nonprofit Green Mountain Conservancy (GMC) has added 627 acres to the Deer Run Nature Preserve, augmenting the 297 acres bought 18 months ago. “It feels great, absolutely wonderful; we are absolutely delighted,” said Green Mountain Conservancy President Mary Ellen Copeland, calling the buy “a huge success.” “It's a beautiful, beautiful place,” she said. “There are some openings for power lines we have to put up...
BRATTLEBORO-The middle and high school students of Saint Michael School recently reenacted Raphael's painting The School of Athens as part of the school's Ancient Greece Night. Each student role-played a different philosopher, so there was a lively discussion about the value and pursuit of truth and the role of argument in creating a good citizenry. While Socrates didn't mention using social media to sharpen the mind, a Skeptic did say something applicable to the local conversation about the war in...
One of the last films of the silent era, Josef von Sternberg's The Docks of New York (1929, 75 minutes) will be shown at Epsilon Spires on Friday, June 2, at 8:30 p.m. The screening will feature live accompaniment from pianist Donald Sosin and soprano Joanna Seaton, who are the musicians commissioned by Criterion Collection to create the soundtrack for the 2010 reissue of the film. “Miles of docks wait day and night for strange cargo - and stranger men,”
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