Brattleboro, VT

This fall, the local event series "Hollywood, VT" is staging two unique events in Brattleboro. The first is a largely unrehearsed live screenplay reading of Alfred Hitchcock's 1955 film The Trouble with Harry. A couple weeks later, they'll screen Hitchcock's film followed by an audience Q&A.

A look at current cultural events, including an international film festival and new public art.

Facilitator urges unity ahead of required recommendation on whether to merge districts  BRATTLEBORO—A committee tasked with recommending possible mergers among six southern Vermont school districts deferred a decision on how to allocate votes between different-sized districts based on their student populations.

Matthew Barlow WILMINGTON—In Wilmington’s former fire house, Matthew Barlow is getting ready to welcome his first local clients who are seeking help with substance use disorders. On Monday, October 26, Barlow will officially open the Wilmington branch of Turning Point, a Brattleboro-based group that works with addicted people who want to reclaim their lives, and want the help of an expert group to do so.

Twin Valley meets with other districts to explore possible consolidation  DEERFIELD VALLEY—Windham County’s process of exploring possible school mergers and district consolidation began this week. School board members from Halifax, Marlboro, and Twin Valley elementary, middle, and high schools were due to hold their first merger study committee meeting with fellow members of the Group 5 merger study group, which also includes schools in Brattleboro, Dummerston, Guilford, Jamaica, Newfan