Prospects for a second Amtrak train calling in Brattleboro look slightly better than in past...
BRATTLEBORO-The basic structure of any local economy is built upon a continual stream of new...
BRATTLEBORO-As Congress devolves in front of our eyes and the federal government appears to be...
-Vermont's landmark education bill, recently signed into law, queues up some big changes to the...
PUTNEY-What began as a quiet public notice and a series of poorly attended public meetings about a new ordinance to charge residents and visitors for fire and emergency services could end with the Selectboard reversing the decision. Although the board has adopted the new ordinance, which gives it the authority to bill for emergency services, including fire department calls, Town Manager Karen Astley confirmed that the topic is on the agenda for the Wednesday, July 23 Selectboard meeting, and believes...
Did you know that each year you produce nearly enough fertilizer to grow one year's worth of food? We're all full of a renewing cycle of liquid gold (and you can read a slim volume, by the same name, subtitled The Life and Lure of Using Urine to Grow Plants, by Carol Steinfeld). There's a great opportunity for community members to recover their long-ago healthy toddler fascination with bodily fluids and immediately benefit the environment at the same time. The...
Nimbus returns to The Putney School for the eighth consecutive year from Feb. 24 to March 2, bringing excerpts from new dance pieces, acclaimed repertory, and a multi-day dance residency to the students of Putney and the greater community. Nimbus will perform in Calder Hall on Friday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m. According to a news release, Nimbus' company dancers serve as teaching artists in the residency program with Putney School students; students will take part in master classes, engage...
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