Bob Audette

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Reporter at Brattleboro Reformer

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SVAC to break ground on Orton collection wing in June

1 week ago | benningtonbanner.com | Bob Audette

MANCHESTER — Groundbreaking for an addition to show off the work of Vermont artists at the Southern Vermont Arts Center will happen this spring, with completion expected in June of 2026. "This an exciting step that both honors our storied past and boldly frames the future of art in our region," said Sean Osborne, SVAC's marketing director.
Weatherization program served more than 1,000 Vermont households last year

1 week ago | reformer.com | Bob Audette

BRATTLEBORO — Each year, between 1,000 and 1,300 Vermont households receive weatherization assistance from the Office of Economic Opportunity with thousands of dollars of upgrades to make their homes healthier and habitable. Last year, the state spent on average of $11,000 weatherizing each home, with costs for some projects approaching $40,000, said Geoff Wilcox, program director. "These are people, not houses," said Wilcox.
Guilford man gets 3 to 8 years for domestic assault

1 week ago | reformer.com | Bob Audette

BRATTLEBORO — A Guilford man who was accused of choking a person in Townshend on Aug. 29, 2024, received a sentence of three to eight years in jail, all suspended except for the 243 days already served in state prison awaiting a trial. On Wednesday, an attorney for Randy Jacobs, 47, said his client was about to go to trial when he agreed to plead guilty to one charge of first degree aggravated domestic assault. The plea agreement carries with it eight years of probation.
Weatherization program served more than 1,000 Vermont households last year

1 week ago | manchesterjournal.com | Bob Audette

BRATTLEBORO — Each year, between 1,000 and 1,300 Vermont households receive weatherization assistance from the Office of Economic Opportunity with thousands of dollars of upgrades to make their homes healthier and habitable. Last year, the state spent on average of $11,000 weatherizing each home, with costs for some projects approaching $40,000, said Geoff Wilcox, program director. "These are people, not houses," said Wilcox.
SVAC to break ground on Orton collection wing in June

1 week ago | reformer.com | Bob Audette

MANCHESTER — Groundbreaking for an addition to show off the work of Vermont artists at the Southern Vermont Arts Center will happen this spring, with completion expected in June of 2026. "This an exciting step that both honors our storied past and boldly frames the future of art in our region," said Sean Osborne, SVAC's marketing director.
SVAC to break ground on Orton collection wing in June

2 weeks ago | manchesterjournal.com | Bob Audette

MANCHESTER — Groundbreaking for an addition to show off the work of Vermont artists at the Southern Vermont Arts Center will happen this spring, with completion expected in June of 2026. "This an exciting step that both honors our storied past and boldly frames the future of art in our region," said Sean Osborne, SVAC's marketing director.
'Brimming with potential': Volunteers clean up 'The Island'

2 weeks ago | reformer.com | Bob Audette

BRATTLEBORO — A team of volunteers rolled up their sleeves and spent Sunday cleaning up the spit of land between Brattleboro and Hinsdale known as The Island.
Man gets 2-10 years for 2023 Wilmington crash that injured three teens

2 weeks ago | reformer.com | Bob Audette

BRATTLEBORO — A Williamstown man will spend six months in prison followed by eight years on probation after pleading no contest to crashing into a vehicle waiting to make a left turn onto Ballou Hill Road in Wilmington, injuring the three occupants, all teenagers. According to court documents, Mark Abare, now 40, was driving a 2021 Ram pickup on Vt Route 9 when he rear-ended at 50 MPH a 1990 Mustang convertible stopped to take a left turn.
'A buoyant luminosity': Community pays tribute to Greg Lesch

2 weeks ago | reformer.com | Bob Audette

BRATTLEBORO — Though words might fall short in describing the expansiveness of soul that Greg Lesch shared with the Brattleboro community, family and friends attempted to find those words during a memorial service on Saturday. "Greg wanted to do the best job he could," said Eric Cutler, who came to know Lesch through their mutual love of acting. "That was his way of respecting the people who are on stage with him, as well as the people were who were in the audience.
'Now you dream' Gypsy guitarist invites Dionysus into the room

3 weeks ago | reformer.com | Bob Audette

PUTNEY — He's been called a guitar wizard by Guitar Player Magazine and on April 26, Stephane Wrembel, who was born in Paris and raised in Fontainebleau, will bring his Django Reinhardt inspired Gypsy Jazz to Next Stage in Putney. "It's never just a gig," said Wrembel, who first stepped foot in the United States on a music scholarship to the Berklee College of Music in 2000, when he was 26. "It's always special.