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BRATTLEBORO — Candidates for two Windham County Senate seats shared their visions Monday for Vermont and how they believe government should support their potential constituents.
TOWNSHEND — Leland & Gray Union Middle and High School Librarian Barbara S. Guerrero has been busy scanning yearbooks from the 1950s featu…
DUMMERSTON — People turn out for the 5th New England Street Food Festival at Kampfires Campground on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. More photos on page A3
BRATTLEBORO — Starting today, people can legally purchase marijuana from a retailer in Vermont.
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BENNINGTON — Seniors participate in Bone Builders program at the Bennington Senior Center.
NEWFANE — The Friends of the Moore Free Library will hold a book sale and book talk during October.
BRATTLEBORO — Come to the Latchis Theatre for a special, one-time-only screening of the locally made one-hour documentary "Break the Silence: …
MONTPELIER — The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources is hosting a series of events for the public to learn more about the agency’s proposed La…
TOWNSHEND — Grace Cottage Family Health will be offering a flu vaccine clinic from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 8. Pre-registration is rec…
Senior Solutions has set up several sites around Windham and Windsor counties to help older Vermonters fill out applications for fuel assistan…
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Four of the six candidates running for the Vermont State Senate participated in a candidate forum that took place at Epsilon Spires in Brattleboro on Monday, Oct. 4, 2022.
Hinsdale, N.H., Selectboard Chairman Steve Diorio and former Hinsdale High School student Daniel Tetreault on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, revealed a plaque for Matt Snyder, who died in a car crash in March of 2018. The plaques will be displayed in the two new dugouts that were built by Tetreault d…
People turn out for the 5th New England Street Food Festival at Kampfires Campground in Dummerston, on Saturday, Oct.1, 2022.
Barbara Guerrero, a school librarian at Leland & Gray Union Middle and High School in Townshend, is going to be retiring, but before she does, she is working on scanning in pieces of ephemera relating to the history of the school.
Melany Kahn talks about different mushrooms that could be found locally in the woods. Kahn wrote a children’s book about forging for mushrooms call “Mason Goes Mushrooming.”
Heavy demand for free at-home rapid COVID-19 tests on Wednesday temporarily crashed the website for ordering the kits, with more than 150,000 hits to the Vermont Department of Health-hosted site in less than an hour after it opened. By day’s end, however, 350,000 tests had been ordered throu…
MONTPELIER — State officials didn’t mince words Tuesday when addressing the recent spike in COVID-19 cases: It’s a post-Thanksgiving surge, largely driven by unvaccinated people.
MONTPELIER — Gov. Phil Scott on Thursday came out in favor of President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 Winter Action Plan.
Health officials on Tuesday encouraged Vermonters to get COVID-19 booster shots right up through Wednesday to protect themselves and others as they travel and visit friends and family for the Thanksgiving holiday. Testing for the virus is also recommended, Health Commissioner Mark Levine sai…
MONTPELIER — To relieve some of the pressure on Vermont hospitals caused by a combination of factors, including COVID-19, the state is opening 80 beds at long-term care and rehabilitation facilities, said Agency of Human Services Secretary Mike Smith.
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It's been quite a year for conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson. She formed the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra from scratch and led it on a 12-city tour. Wilson has some Ukrainian roots and felt she had to do something to help that country after Russia invaded it in February Now she's gone straight to the Metropolitan Opera in New York for her conducting debut. She's conducting a Russian opera by Dmitri Shostakovich with the Met's orchestra. Wilson says Russian culture shouldn't be tainted by Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine. And she notes that Soviet authorities tried to silence Shostakovich so she says staging his opera is a slap in the face to Putin.
NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey, David Letterman and Ellen DeGeneres are among the celebrity moderators joining former first lady Michelle Obama on tour for her upcoming book, “The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times.”
Princess Anne took a ride on the Staten Island Ferry during a visit to New York City. The sister of Britain's King Charles III was ushered to the ferry’s pilothouse as the Manhattan-bound ship crossed the New York Harbor on Tuesday. The ferry trip came after the princess was given a tour of Staten Island’s National Lighthouse Museum, where a miniature figurine of the Isle of Wight's Needles Lighthouse in the United Kingdom was unveiled in memory of her parents. Princess Anne is the only daughter Queen Elizabeth II, who died last month.
Dallas baseball fan Cory Youmans made the catch of a lifetime, snagging the ball that New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hit for his American League-record 62nd home run. Youmans caught the prized souvenir on the fly Tuesday night at Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers. Youmans, who works in the financial world, said he hasn't decided what he'll do with ball. Youmans was at the second game of a doubleheader between the Yankees and Rangers when Judge led off with a home run. Soon after a local TV station posted a brief interview with the lucky fan, Bri Amaranthus tweeted: “THIS IS MY HUSBAND.” Amaranthus works in local media and is an alum of ABC’s “The Bachelor.”
"Best before” labels are coming under scrutiny as concerns about food waste grow around the world. Manufacturers have used the labels for decades to estimate peak freshness. But “best before” labels have nothing to do with safety, and some worry they encourage consumers to throw away food that’s perfectly fine to eat. Major U.K. chains like Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer recently removed “best before” labels from prepackaged fruit and vegetables. The European Union is expected to announce a revamp to its labeling laws by the end of this year. In the U.S., there’s no similar push to scrap “best before” labels. But there is growing momentum to standardize the language on date labels to help educate buyers about food waste.
As Hurricane Ian flooded Naples, Florida, one man went to rescue his 86-year-old mom from her home after she had refused to evacuate. He sent photos and short videos to his family, letting them know he was OK. That's how Johnny Lauder ended up unintentionally documenting the whole rescue. His mom Karen had lost a leg and requires a wheelchair. As the waters rose, she called her son for help. Lauder swam, waded and walked about a half mile to reach her, and could hear her screaming as he reached the house. Several hours later, the water subsided enough for him to push her through the streets to safety.
It's been quite a year for conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson. She formed the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra from scratch and led it on a 12-city tour. Wilson has some Ukrainian roots and felt she had to do something to help that country after Russia invaded it in February Now she's gone straight to the Metropolitan Opera in New York for her conducting debut. She's conducting a Russian opera by Dmitri Shostakovich with the Met's orchestra. Wilson says Russian culture shouldn't be tainted by Russian President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine. And she notes that Soviet authorities tried to silence Shostakovich so she says staging his opera is a slap in the face to Putin.
NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey, David Letterman and Ellen DeGeneres are among the celebrity moderators joining former first lady Michelle Obama on tour for her upcoming book, “The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times.”
Wall Street is giving back some of its big gains from earlier in the week, as rising bond yields amp up the pressure on markets again. The S&P 500 fell 1.5% in morning trading Wednesday. It’s coming off its best two-day rally since the spring of 2020, spurred in part by hopes a softening economy may convince central banks to take it easier on interest-rate hikes. But analysts have said such hopes may be premature. A report on U.S. job growth at private employers came in stronger than expected Wednesday, as did a report on the services sector.
A tender letter that author John Steinbeck penned to his son after the teen confessed he was in love for the first time is going up for auction. Boston-based RR Auction says the handwritten two-page letter shows the Nobel literature laureate's empathy and his expertise on matters of the heart. Thomas Steinbeck was 14 when he told his parents he was in love. His famous father wrote back: “If it is right, it happens — The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away." The “Of Mice and Men” and “Grapes of Wrath” author died in 1968. His son died in 1991.
BRATTLEBORO — Jazz singer Kendra Shank had a career in folk and country music when a friend played her a Billie Holiday record.
BRATTLEBORO — Brattleboro's Latchis Theatre, in collaboration with Vidhi's Bollywood Jukebox, is presenting a Bollywood Spotlight Series for the entire month of October.
WESTON — Weston Theater Company takes audiences on a journey through our land and history with the toe-tapping and virtuosic “Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie,” playing through Oct. 23 at Walker Farm theater.
WEST CHESTERFIELD, N.H. — The Actors Theatre Playhouse ends its 2022 Season with Vern Thiessen’s “Shakespeare’s Will,” a one-woman presentation featuring Wendy Almeida as Anne Hathaway speaking her mind on the day of her husband William Shakespeare’s funeral.
BRATTLEBORO — A four-course dinner of regional, sustainably produced ingredients by the Brattleboro caterer Forage & Flourish is part of the next event in a local series of film screenings.
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BENNINGTON — Temperatures in the area are still regularly approaching 90 degrees but at least one man already has his mind on this winter, and more specifically snowshoeing.
BURLINGTON — William Clarence Matthews, who broke several color barriers in baseball in the early 20th century including playing professionally in Burlington, will be honored at historic Centennial Field prior to the Vermont Lake Monsters game on Thursday. Jeff Schulman, UVM director of athl…
MANCHESTER — The Devin Speno to Tristan Evans connection was deadly during the second annual Vermont All Star Football Camp 7v7 tournament on Saturday afternoon at Judy McCormick Taylor Field.
MANCHESTER — On what was just about a perfect night to be outside at Judy McCormick Taylor Field, the Burr and Burton Bulldogs were nearly perfect, as well. The BBA girls raced out to an early lead and never looked back, overwhelming Brattleboro for a 20-4 victory at home.
KILLINGTON — Golfers, cyclists and adventure seekers unite. A summer of fun is approaching at Killington Resort.
BRATTLEBORO — Allan Seymour always wanted to light up the Harris Hill Ski Jump.
BENNINGTON — The first half of Tuesday’s Mount Anthony versus Brattleboro girls basketball game had the feel of a traditional rivalry game.
MANCHESTER — Things were looking dim for Burr and Burton girls ice hockey on Monday night, trailing Brattleboro 3-0 in the second period.
BEIJING — Five athletes with Southern Vermont ties have reached the mountaintop of winter sports — the Olympic Games.
With COVID-19 cases reaching all-time highs in the state, the impact is being felt within high school athletics.
Typically, when people hear about a drug overdose in town, they conjure up images of a panhandler they recently saw begging for money, wearing grungy clothes and a vacant expression.
”There are only four kinds of people in the world. Those who have been caregivers. Those who are currently caregivers. Those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers.” — Rosalyn Carter.
In legends, humans didn’t have flutes all along. They were given to those in dire need.
Bennington County State’s Attorney Erica Marthage and Deputy SAs Robert Plunkett and Jared Bianchi took an important step last week in the fight to keep criminal drug dealers from moving into our region, bringing violent crime and devastating addiction into our neighborhoods.
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