Santa Fe, N.M., where I live, had our city council proposing to close our branch library, one of two in this city. The people rose up and said, “No way.”
The city council listened, and our library still serves so many.
I know of the Vernon library, as my daughter Bridget lives across the street. I think it is a beautiful, well-stocked jewel. Please, keep it alive, as it is.
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...
Survivors who have alleged sexual abuse in the Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) have named at least three adults, two of them teachers, saying the adults molested them at their schools and off-campus. Kim Dougherty, co-founder and partner of the civil litigation firm Justice Law Collaborative in North Easton, Massachusetts, has sent two letters to the WSESD on behalf of two former students, one who was in high school at the time of the alleged abuse and one who was...
Another local news outlet notified us that gasoline prices in Vermont have dropped below $4 a gallon. I guess that either Brattleboro seceded from Vermont, or we were invaded and surrendered to New Hampshire. As of April 21, pump prices in Brattleboro remained above $4 a gallon except for one station on Canal Street. Is this a matter of market pricing or price gouging? I travel around the region and the state of Vermont and find that virtually everywhere in...
The Brattleboro Concert Choir, under the direction of Susan Dedell, begins rehearsals for its May performances the second week of February. New choir members are always welcome. The spring concert, “On the Breath: New Currents,” will present exciting music by Ola Gjeilo, Will Todd, and John Tavener, as well as a new composition by Paul Dedell, according to a news release. Performances are scheduled for Saturday, May 20, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 21, at 4 p.m. Brattleboro Concert...
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