BRATTLEBORO — Thank you, Jeebus! And thank you, Wendy M. Levy [“A union-busting law firm separates Co-op from its expressed ideals,” Letters, Oct. 17], for your articulation of the problem.
Fric Spruyt is a property owner and property manager in Brattleboro and a member of...
BRATTLEBORO-The recent eclipse that Vermonters were able to experience was beyond breathtaking. My husband and...
PUTNEY-As a physician and a hospice volunteer, I read with interest the recent article highlighting...
BELLOWS FALLS-I see as a huge problem the number of apartments and houses being used...
In a normal July during an election year, candidates would be marching in parades. They'd be shaking hands and talking face-to-face with voters at farmers' markets, fairs, and festivals. They'd be knocking on doors and doing “honk-and-waves” at busy intersections. This isn't a normal July. The COVID-19 outbreak has affected virtually every aspect of daily life in Vermont, and political campaigning is no exception. Instead, candidates say they confine their campaigning to telephone town halls and video conferencing. Direct connections...
It seems that the reason for the encounter with police described in this letter had to do with an air freshener hanging from the rearview mirror of a vehicle. There is currently a law in Vermont against air fresheners (or any ornaments or items) hanging from one's rearview mirror. Who passed such a law, and why does it even exist? Why is this a reason for police to stop someone? Why is this the business of anyone but the person...
Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present New England’s folk/roots quartet Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem at Next Stage on Sunday, Jan. 22, at 4 pm. Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem feature 4-part vocal harmonies, indelible songs, fiddle, acoustic and electric guitars, bass, and a homemade percussion kit of cardboard boxes, tin cans, caulk tubes, packing-tape tambourines, bottle-cap rattles, Mongolian jaw harps, and a vinyl suitcase. Over the past 20 years, the quartet has toured to concert halls, festivals,
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