BELLOWS FALLS-Canal Street Art Gallery, 23 Canal St., presents "Art as a Way of Life," an exhibit by Clare Adams and Alice Cheney, now on display through Aug. 10. This show honors the two artists' ...

WESTMINSTER-After completing its 25th school year of operation, The Compass School recently and abruptly announced that it will be permanently closing. Though it had planned on operating for at least ...

BRATTLEBORO-Neighborhood Schoolhouse, 231 Western Ave., announces the return of its kindergarten program for the 2025–26 school year. An independent school since 1980, Neighborhood's nature-based ...

BRATTLEBORO-Center for Solace, formerly known as Brattleboro Area Hospice, has created new support groups specifically for caregivers of individuals with dementia. These groups aim to provide ...

BRATTLEBORO-On Saturday, May 17, from 3 to 5 p.m., ByWay Books & More, 399 Canal St., will host French novelist Sylvie Weil, who debuts her memoir, The Wanderings of Isaac André Gedalia, which ...

Marc Bernard Schauber is the executive director of the Coalition for Vermont Student Equity. "Please be in touch with your questions, concerns and suggestions," he writes to potential voters in the ...

BRATTLEBORO-In a marathon 10-hour session (not counting lunch and a few short breaks), Representative Town Meeting (RTM) members sent a proposed $24.7 million budget back to the drawing board in a ...

BRATTLEBORO-Lana Dever has spent her life fighting for others. Now she's in the fight of her life for her own physical and mental well-being, and that of her family, with the help of friends who have ...

BRATTLEBORO-St. Brigid's Kitchen and Pantry on Walnut Street marked 43 years of offering free hot meals to the food insecure when it kicked off its anniversary fundraising appeal on St. Patrick's Day.

BRATTLEBORO-On Wednesday, March 12, at 7 p.m., Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St., will host the Vermont premiere of the audio documentary, Eyes on Freedom, on the lives and legacy of beloved peace ...

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BRATTLEBORO-It was a brutally cold day, just after a snowstorm and very windy under cloudy skies. With sidewalks barely cleared in Brattleboro, one might've wondered why anyone would go to town that ...