BRATTLEBORO-Windham County educators and community members have been quick to stand up for diversity, equity,
Selectboard members were all ears at an April 8 "listening session" and spent most of...
BRATTLEBORO-U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes slept in one of its bedrooms in 1877. Writer Rudyard...
BELLOWS FALLS-Longtime area educator Kate Kane has been named the new principal of Central Elementary...
The Marlboro College Board of Trustees last week announced the sale of the campus to Democracy Builders, an educational nonprofit. The ink is still drying on Democracy Builders' plans for the property. Still, it appears that the Marlboro College campus will welcome students in September. Democracy Builders' founder Seth Andrew is in the process of launching Degrees of Freedom, a low-residency, two-year degree program. Students would split their time between on-campus programing, paid apprenticeships, and online classes. The program still...
Jerry Carbone started Whetstone Brook Genealogy to help individuals understand their family history "by uncovering generations of family stories, artifacts, and documents, while using professional and trusted genealogical research standards, as described on his website. He is retired from a 22-year career as the director of Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro. For the version of this story that puts an accent on the genealogy, including full citations, visit bit.ly/MR-Citations. BRATTLEBORO-More than 100 years have passed since women received the right...
Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present country, swing, honky-tonk, and old-time music quintet The Sweetback Sisters at Next Stage on Thursday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. The Sweetback Sisters forge their own sound by delivering arrangements that combine the soul of classic '40s, '50s and '60s-era country music with an undeniably contemporary edge. Emily Miller (vocals, fiddle), Zara Bode (vocals, guitar), Stefan Amidon (drums), Rob Hecht (fiddle) and Jason Loughlin (electric guitar) take their inspiration from the Davis...
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