(Bennington, VT) On Friday, April 11th, USA Today reported that President Trump’s upcoming budget will propose the full-scale elimination of the nearly 60-year-old, highly effective Head Start program in alignment with the Project 2025 blueprint. This proposal follows the shuttering…
(Manchester Center, VT) On Saturday, April 26 at 4 pm, as part of the annual celebration of Independent Bookstore Day, Northshire Bookstore will host a reading and signing by nature writer Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder, in honor of her luminous nonfiction about…
MANCHESTER, VT>> Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes Tom O’Donnell, former chief of staff to House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt, in conversation with Alan Stoga, chairman of The Tällberg Foundation, about the state of the current Congress. The talk…
LONDONDERRY, VT April 10, 2025 – The Collaborative, a Londonderry-based non-profit serving area youth and families, was cheering on Trustee Mark Weikert during his successful quest to run 50 miles for his 50th birthday. The run was part of Weikert’s long-standing…
The annual Manchester Area Community Easter Sunrise Service will be held weather permitting at 6:30 AM on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025 at the Dormy Grill on Union St. in Manchester. (In case of inclement weather, the service will be held in the Sanctuary at First Congregational…
(Manchester Center, VT) On Friday, April 18 at 6 pm, Northshire Bookstore will host a reading and signing by writer and Bennington College faculty member Mariam Rahmani, in honor of her new novel Liquid: A Love Story. Liquid has been…
Manchester, VT — In honor of Earth Day, the Manchester Community Library invites the public to a special screening of the award-winning documentary Microplastic Madness on Thursday, April 17th, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. This powerful and uplifting film will be followed by a…
Manchester, VT–The Manchester Community Library (MCL) is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to its Board of Trustees. Becky Burke, Caralee Kennedy, Cristina Maddocks, and Hilary Oskam bring a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to…
(Manchester Center, VT) On Friday, April 11 at 6 pm, Northshire Bookstore will host a mixer and reading with three of the finalists for the 2025 Vermont Book Awards. The Vermont Book Awards, created in 2015, are annual prizes for…
Bennington Museum will re-open to the public for its spring season on April 1st, 2025. In addition to the Museum’s permanent collection, two special exhibitions will be on view, both with a focus on art-making in this community. The…