MANCHESTER-The Vermont-based fly-fishing company Orvis is now facing pressures "at a pace that we haven't...
BRATTLEBORO-Representative Town Meeting members met in a special session on May 27 and approved a...
BRATTLEBORO-Great-great-grandmother Shirley Squires is also a great, great fundraiser. The 94-year-old Guilford resident arrived at...
BRATTLEBORO-Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is seeking $4 million in expense reductions and new revenue in the...
DUMMERSTON-Clyde Johnson, best known as a veterinarian who retired from the Vermont–New Hampshire Veterinary Clinic, says that, although he was born in Pennsylvania, he came into the world mysteriously as a Vermonter. When asked how he came to live in the state, he shows his understated sense of humor by responding in sensible Vermont fashion. "In a car," he says. The Dummerston Historical Society has invited Johnson to speak on Sunday, April 21, at 2 p.m. about his years practicing...
I became a working member of the Brattleboro Food Coop in 1985, when it was just 10 years old and located in a small, dingy, warehouse. Since then, the Co-op has grown and moved to a larger store, which itself is slated for demolition as soon as its new building is finished. The Co-op is member-owned. This means it operates for the benefit of its members, and this makes it so much more than just a store. It's a community,
The 90-member River Singers Community Chorus invites you to its annual holiday concerts at the acoustically beautiful White Church in Grafton on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 8, at 4 p.m. Led by Mary Cay Brass, the River Singers is a multi-generational chorus giving rise to an eclectic mix of community-based music from many cultural and musical traditions. A typical River Singers holiday concert opens with songs celebrating the winter holidays. In that tradition, this year's...
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