BRATTLEBORO — RE: “In defense of knotweed” [Viewpoint, May 29]:
Where I used to live, most of my yard was knotweed; I've always liked it. It's actually an attractive bush, especially when it blooms.
The idea of using knotweed as biomass intrigues me. I can see a cottage industry of independent gatherers springing up to generate heat and power locally.
Leslie Zucker is a certified professional life coach, a facilitator of a women's group, and...
Corey DiMario is a musician and the proprietor of Patio Coffee, at the Hooker-Dunham block,
Kerry Secrest serves as honorary consul of Lithuania to Vermont. BRATTLEBORO-A heartfelt thank you to...
BRATTLEBORO-When I worked at a major airport, I learned to refer to people on airplanes...
Mesabi LLC, the investors behind rebuilding the Brooks House, checked two more boxes toward that project at the May 7 Selectboard meeting. The board approved the terms for Mesabi's loan with the town through the town's Community Development Block Grant Program Income Fund. The $100,000 loan will be for 10 years at 3 percent interest. “We are scrambling to have it all come together,” said Bob Stevens, one of Mesabi's five principals, of funding the multimillion-dollar rehabilitation project. A five-alarm...
Let me add to the chorus of people in town who have worked directly with Liz McLoughlin and feel compelled to let voters know just how fortunate Brattleboro would be to have her on the Selectboard. Liz served on the Empty Bowls Committee for several years while I was chair, and then quickly stepped up to co-chair the event with me for another several years. She was directly responsible for helping us generate more money for the Drop-in Center, and...
The town of Marlboro has a population of 978, and the town center consists of an 18th century inn, a post office, and a meeting house. But, for seven weeks each summer since 1951, some of the world's most respected concert artists and most talented young professional musicians have gathered on the campus of Marlboro College to explore music with unlimited rehearsal time in a way that isn't possible elsewhere. The Marlboro Music School & Festival attracts devoted music lovers...
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