A few times a year, I bring groups of people into the woods to search for red-backed salamanders in the damp netherworld that is the forest floor. Last spring, it was eighth graders. They did their best to follow the cardinal rule of middle school social interaction – thou shalt not appear “…
Lifestyles
In Colorado, a law passed this spring requires any sex education taught in the state’s public schools to be medically accurate and, in an unusual move, carves out $1 million to pay for it.
By Becky Nelson
The American goldfinch is a year-round resident in New Hampshire. We watch the males turn yellow in the waning days of our feeder season and then in the fall we watch them turn green again. Right now, the goldfinches are in the middle of their breeding season. Most other birds have finished …
By Laurie D. Morrissey
By Jason Guyer
By Dave Ramsay
By Chris Hogan
World Under Wonder is presenting its own original “steampunk inspired” version of the old fairy tale “Beauty and the Beast” on Aug. 16 and 17 at 7 p.m. and Aug. 18 at 2 p.m. at their playhouse, the former Grange Hall they are renovating, at 5755 Route 5 in Ascutney.
WESTON, Vt. – Weston Playhouse Theatre Company announces the cast for an evening with one of country music’s most celebrated stars. Always...Patsy Cline, Aug. 1 – Aug. 24, Walker Farm, Tuesday – Saturday 7:30p.m. Wednesday and Saturday 2 p.m. Sun 3 p.m.
It’s 1939. Producer David O. Selznick, unhappy with his efforts to bring Margaret Mitchell’s blockbuster novel, “Gone with the Wind” to the silver screen, has halted production after three weeks of filming. He’s unhappy with the script that multiple writers have struggled to tame, and he’s j…
Overworked. Overscheduled. Overconnected. That’s the world we live in today. It’s overwhelming to say the least!
Finally, the work is done and everything is polished and clean. The Owens room is so light and beautiful. What a difference the LED lighting makes besides the difference on the electric bill. The kitchen boasts beautiful new flooring and LED lights. It looks so good, we are putting the lunch…
Can you believe August is here already? We have made it through one more fiscal year, which ended June 30. The staff at SCNS worked very hard again this year to prepare, serve and deliver nearly 120,000 meals throughout Sullivan County.
Wednesday July 17.
The Bourdon Center Bridge Group meets Wednesdays at 12:15.
By Bill Chaisson
The Bellows Falls Area Senior Center hosted its 90 Years Young Celebration! Our honored guests enjoyed a roast pork supper, homemade birthday cake and chatting with dear friends. From Left to Right back row: Turk Aumand, Alice Tinker, Ginny Ferguson, and Rita Hinds. From Left to Right front …
Celebrate summer by enrolling in 3SquaresVT and using your account to double your purchasing power at local Farmers’ Markets. Check www.seniorsolutionsvt.org for a list of participating Markets.
Birds are molting their feathers this time of year. Most have finished breeding, but there is still plenty of food around. Since April or May, depending on the species, adult birds have devoted all their energy to defending a territory, building a nest, laying eggs, and feeding their young. …
CORNISH— Sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens won fame and fortune, and his picturesque home and gardens in Cornish were a magnet for artists during his lifetime. Since his death the grounds at Saint-Gaudens Historical Site have been a public resource, allowing visitors a glimpse into the artists…
PUTNEY, Vt. — Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music's "Rising Star" concert series continues with Sam Reider and The Human Hands, a “staggeringly virtuosic band” (RnR Magazine) of Brooklyn-based bluegrass and jazz musicians, plus Brattleboro-based world fusion duo Aura Shards, at Next S…
Any user of Netflix will have noticed that many of the films available are second- or even third-rate members of the oeuvres of the noted actors or directors associated with them. This came home to us sharply when we sat down to watch Steve Martin’s “Pink Panther.” As avowed Steve Martin fan…
By David Kittredge
Dear Dave,
By Arthur Vidro
If a new child has entered your life, you are no doubt full of joy today and hopes for the future. And you can help make that future a brighter one for your child and your family by taking some important steps in these areas:
By Becky Nelson
Readers of the much anthologized “A White Heron,” by Sarah Orne Jewett, may wonder what kind of heron that might have been, other than a metaphorical one, of course. The story, which most Americans of a certain age read in middle school English class, takes place in Maine, where a young city…
The next in the long line of animated Disney films being transformed into live action films is “The Lion King.”
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