BELLOWS FALLS-Lieutenant General Todd Semonite (retired) has been named the grand marshal for the 2025 Bellows Falls Alumni Parade, scheduled to take place on Sunday, June 15. A proud member of the ...

Taryn Heon is a clinical social worker, social justice/peer advocate, and writer. GUILFORD-As a graduate student in clinical social work, my training included analysis of social welfare policies, ...

Kris Pavek, a 71-year-old retired midwife and photographer, has often stayed in Brattleboro in summer months, in the van she calls her home, since 2021. This post originally appeared on her Substack ...

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BELLOWS FALLS-The Great Falls Regional Chamber of Commerce is calling on residents, business owners, and community partners to help shape its direction through a brief community survey. The Chamber is ...

ATHENS-It is fair to say that Richard Evers' rhetorical attack on "a group of local Jews who call themselves the Shalom Alliance" - whose plea for civility somehow offended him - did not age well.

Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont House of Representatives. WHITINGHAM-Like many folks, I've been taking in ...

BRATTLEBORO-The Legislature usually retires for the year in early May. Yet it is early June, it has not adjourned, and the legislators are at home. What is going on? The roadblock is the education ...

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 — Issue 798 BRATTLEBORO-The only medical cannabis dispensary in the region, CeresMed South on Putney Road, closed its doors on Dec. 12, significantly disrupting access for ...

BRATTLEBORO-Center for Solace, formerly Brattleboro Area Hospice, invites the community to its annual Remembrance Ceremony on Thursday, June 12, from 5 to 6 p.m., at the Memorial Garden in Living ...

BRATTLEBORO-Windham County Prevention Partnership is excited to announce the upcoming Pride Whistlestop event, set to take place on Saturday, June 14, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Brattleboro train ...