Wilda L. White, Hilary Melton, and Malaika Puffer are founding directors of MadFreedom Advocates, Inc.,
BRATTLEBORO-While it's encouraging that we're finally approaching a more inclusive way of recognizing the voices...
BRATTLEBORO-The results from the Charter Revision Committee's recent poll in Districts 7, 8, and 9...
Peter Adair is the author of the books Sacred Universe and Sacred Earth. WESTMINSTER WEST-Unlikely...
Senior meals return to Williamsville WILLIAMSVILLE - On Thursday, May 22 at noon, at the Williamsville Town Hall in the downstairs dining room, there will be a dinner for seniors in Williamsville and surrounding communities. On the menu: salad, rolls, and braised pot roast with potatoes and vegetables, with chocolate lava dump cake for dessert. The meal is prepared by Jon Julian, hosted by Nancy Rysz and Nissa Petrak, and sponsored by Senior Solutions. The suggested donation is $3.50 for...
On Oct 20, environmental activists and concerned citizens from across the state joined at Geprags Park in Hinesburg to protest the fracked-gas pipeline that is being constructed by Vermont Gas through Addison County. Across the country, battles are being waged against the development of fossil-fuel infrastructure. Some of these fights have drawn huge numbers of people; others are being enacted by small groups of brave citizens. Even though I wasn't able to join the folks in Hinesburg, I pledge my...
Stage 33 Live, 33 Canal Street, presents singer-songwriter Steve Hartmann on Sunday, Sept. 18, at 6:30 p.m. Born in Dalat, Vietnam, near the end of the Vietnam War, Hartmann was adopted when he was five months old. Struggling to find a sense of belonging, he found music at the age of 12. His vocals and guitar playing have been described as “the gray” between an acoustic Dave Matthews and Damion Rice. Using effects, looper pedals, and his voice, Hartmann's sound...
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