BRATTLEBORO — For the record, I do live in the immediate neighborhood of the Groundworks shelter site.
What I said: I don't have a particular stake one way or another, but I was asked to come to the Brattleboro Development Review Board meeting by a number of folks who live in the neighborhood.
I do have a lot of concerns myself and hope there is a plan to address them.
Jonathan Elwell organizes with Vermont Just Justice, an organization whose mission is "to promote the...
Elizabeth Bridgewater is executive director of the Windham & Windsor Housing Trust. BRATTLEBORO-Every April, communities...
Libby Bennett and Rita Ramirez submitted this piece on behalf of Groundworks Collaborative, where they...
Elayne Clift (elayne-clift.com) has written this column about women, politics, and social issues from the...
Making art can be a lonely business. So what do most artists want? As it turns out, it's a sense of community. That was the driving consensus of the 30 artists from Windham County in Vermont and southwestern New Hampshire who came together at Mitchell-Giddings Fine Arts at 183 Main St. on a wet Saturday morning to sample delicacies, learn about new opportunities to show their work, and to schmooze. Definitely, to schmooze. The Artist-to-Artist Field Trip was organized by...
My name is Angela Lawrence of Dummerston, and I am running to be your next High Bailiff in Windham County. I am a first-generation Vermonter, a first-generation American, and a woman of color. I came to the U.S. 20 years ago from Kenya and grew up in Brockton, Mass. I am a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, came to Brattleboro in 2013, and recently moved with my family to Dummerston. I am married to a local carpenter and have two young...
On Saturday, March 4, from 6 p.m. onward, Compass School will host its annual Fiesta dinner, dance, and silent auction. An all-inclusive multicourse Caribbean-inspired meal will be served, followed by the Eugene Uman Latin Jazz ensemble performing dance music. Uman is a renowned pianist and composer who is director of the Vermont Jazz Center and his band “is sure to rip it up” with beautiful Latin jazz-inspired dance music, according to a news release. There will be a silent auction...
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