BRATTLEBORO-Lynn Levine's lifelong appreciation for music and nature, coupled with her personal history of anxiety...
BRATTLEBORO-St. Michael's Episcopal Church recently announced a post-pandemic rekindling of its children choir program that...
BRATTLEBORO-Vermont Theatre Company will be hosting auditions on Monday, Sept. 30, at 6 p.m., in...
BRATTLEBORO-How does landscape painting intersect with environmental conservation? Two experts explore the possibilities at the...
The Town Planning Services department has started its application to a state program that offers incentives for new housing in downtown areas. The state's Neighborhood Development Area (NDA) designation provides permit and tax incentives to developers and communities that commit to building mixed-income housing in a downtown or village. Planning Technician Andrew Graminski, who presented the program to the Selectboard during its Jan. 7 meeting, said that the department has recently received feedback on its initial draft application to the...
I know many people are saying, “I will vote for Phil Scott because he has done a good job handling coronavirus.” And he has. I am grateful to live in the state with the lowest rate of COVID-19 infection. But meanwhile, a fifth of Vermont adults are struggling to pay ordinary expenses because of the pandemic, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Wages are nearly 17 percent below the national average. Opioid addiction is ravaging our communities. Health care costs...
The Sarasa Chamber Music Ensemble presents “In Search of Beethoven” on Friday, Jan. 22. Two limited-seating concerts - at 5 and 7:30 p.m. - will be held at the Brattleboro Music Center. Tickets are $20 for general admission and seniors, $10 for students, and free for those under 12 years of age. The performances will trace the teachers and influential composers who inspired and pushed Ludwig van Beethoven's innovations. The program will include Haydn's String Quartet, Op. 103; Beethoven's String...
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