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...
As it approaches a quarter century since it was originally painted, the large mural on the Flatiron Building greeting northbound travelers as they enter the Bellows Falls Square is undergoing repairs and stabilization efforts. Based on original design sketches and paintings by local artist Ezra Veitch, the 32-foot-by-40-foot mural, created in 1999, depicts The Square as it would have looked a hundred years earlier. The town's trolley tracks, now long gone, are visible in the painting. Some of the town's...
On behalf of the staff, board, residents, and clients of Groundworks Collaborative, I extend our great and sincere thanks to Elliot Street Fish, Chips & More for selecting our organization to participate as the beneficiary of its inaugural Feeding Frenzy. The restaurant hosted the event on Nov. 4 and attracted a large and generous crowd. Sixty percent of the proceeds from the evening were donated to our organization. Groundworks Collaborative is the agency created from the recent merger of Morningside...
GUILFORD-A day of "delicious discoveries and good times with a purpose" will be on tap at the Brattleboro Brewers Festival on Saturday, May 31 with "a vibrant celebration of craft beverages, live music, and community fun," said organizers in a news release. The Brattleboro Brewers Festival has been an annual event since 2010. This year's festival expands its sampling to include ready-to-serve cocktails alongside the local microbrews and ciders. Returning Vermont brewers include Lawson's Finest, Upper Pass, and Citizen Cider,
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