VERNON-Liberal, progressive, conservative, orthodox, right wing, left wing - descriptive words that we use to...
SAXTONS RIVER-On Tuesday, Nov. 5, I will be voting for Leslie Goldman and Michelle Bos-Lun...
BRATTLEBORO-Dear Brattleboro Voter, You will be receiving an absentee ballot in the mail for the...
BRATTLEBORO-We were thrilled to discover Mollie Burke would be our representative to the State Legislature...
It's a new week, folks, and if you're reading this, you're above ground, and if you're above ground, you get to experience more life and more weather! Starting Wednesday and lasting into at least Thursday, the hottest and most muggy air of the season will be foisted upon us, whether we're ready or not. High pressure will dominate our weather and foster a mostly sunny Wednesday, with highs in the mid-80s in the mountains to the lower 90s in valley...
In the 19th and early 20th century, the settlement house movement in urban areas sought to bridge the gap between social classes. In these programs, middle-class community members offered their skills and abilities to provide child care, education for children and adults, health care, and cultural and recreational activities for their low-income neighbors and for immigrant families. According to the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities, "These houses served as gathering places for fostering relationships that would serve as the...
A new show featuring works from nine regionally and nationally acclaimed artists is now open to the public at Landmark College's Fine Arts Gallery. The show includes works in video, collage, photography, painting and sculpture by artists Cynthia Atwood, Lucinda Bliss, Sabrina Fadial, Toby Gonzalez, Linda Adele Goodine, Amy Jenkins, Michael Oatman, Evie Lovett, Susan Newbold, and Leonard Ragouzeos. Curated by Landmark's art department chair Humberto Ramirez, a fundamental premise of the show is that “the most basic precondition for...
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