Recent stories:
• Economic problems in southern Vermont - lack of jobs, etc.
• Opposition to Justice Center in Bellows Falls.
• Opposition to gas plant in Vernon.
• Opposition to wind power plant.
Gee, can there be a connection here?
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...
There are actually two cats at The One Cat, the bed-and-breakfast on 43 Clark St. in Brattleboro that celebrates its one-year anniversary in September. Although owners Pat Sheehan and Conrad Feinson said they named the place after Dexter, the one cat the couple brought with them from England in 2012, the other cat, Piper, does not seem jealous. Lively Piper was adopted from the Windham County Humane Society to keep Dexter company and give him some much-needed exercise. “Dexter is...
Can a person be too qualified to serve on the Brattleboro Food Co-op board? The BFC board thinks so. I really, really appreciate the board's service. Its members work tirelessly, and part of their job is to evaluate the job performance of the general manager. The board says that a senior staff person who reports to the GM would have “too great” a conflict of interest to serve in this capacity. A proposed bylaw change would exclude those people from...
Next Stage Arts Project presents “The Everly Set: Sean Altman and Jack Skuller Approximate The Everly Brothers,” at Next Stage on Friday, Sept. 23, at 7:30 pm. In this performance, acclaimed New York City-based singer-songwriters Altman and Skuller pay tribute to two of their rock heroes, according to a news release, with “Bye Bye Love,” “Cathy's Clown,” “Wake Up Little Susie,” and other Everly (and Everly-influenced) classics. Next Stage features a dance floor and air conditioning. Altman and Skuller will...
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