BRATTLEBORO-Since moving to Brattleboro over a year ago, I have learned that there are so...
BRATTLEBORO-The Anti-Defamation League's 2024 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents reports a deeply troubling rise in antisemitism...
DEERFIELD, MASS.-U.S. Rep. Becca Balint claims that President Trump "does not give a damn about...
The writer is a Town Meeting member representing District 8. BRATTLEBORO-As part of Brattleboro's FY26...
BRATTLEBORO-While most residents sought refuge indoors during the icy grip of the polar vortex, a dedicated team of volunteers braved the cold to bring snow to a barren hillside. Todd Fahey, vice president of the board of the Brattleboro Ski Hill, spearheaded the efforts on Jan. 3, turning an already-long week into a marathon. As a self-proclaimed "diehard skier," he chargeD into the frigid air despite having spent most of the past 24 hours on his feet at Brattleboro Memorial...
Susan MacNeil, the executive director of AIDS Services for the Monadnock Region from 2000 to 2014, was a founding board member of Keene Pride and served on the Bellows Falls Pride Committee. This piece was written to mark National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11 and LGBTQIA+ History Month in October. BELLOWS FALLS-What's your favorite color? I recall this as one of the earliest questions I ever actually had to consider. Was it blue for water and sky? Green for...
At Gallery Walk this Friday, Oct. 6, visitors will be greeted by a giant 8-foot-tall fluorescent-blue David Bowie sculpture displayed prominently in the window of Mitchell-Giddings Fine Arts. This sculpture, part of an installation "We're at a Party Called Life on Earth," is part of Fran Bull's exhibit "The Art Life," which includes sculptures, etchings, prints, and paintings on display until Sunday, Oct. 15. "In this work, I bring together stock characters of commedia dell'arte, circus, carnival, literature, theater, and...
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