BRATTLEBORO — According to the story, “'We were surprised to learn our hauler [Triple T Trucking] didn't have any interest in this business,' said [Assistant Town Manager Patrick] Moreland, who explained, 'they're concerned for the safety of their staff.'”
If I could provide a clarification: Triple T offered to provide a truck, and town employees could load our truck to pick up bulky items.
We have a similar arrangement with Brattleboro Housing Authority for their properties.
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On June 1, the state's motel voucher program will end. The Legislative session has adjourned without funding the pandemic emergency program, which sheltered homeless people throughout the state as a public health measure, a public policy decision that housing advocates predict will have devastating ramifications across the state. Seven hotels in Brattleboro participate in the General Assistance Emergency Housing Program - the formal name for the voucher program. These hotels -Black Mountain Inn, Colonial Motel, Covered Bridge Inn, EconoLodge, Latchis...
Our local schools are facing challenges that extend far beyond the pandemic. In the past six months, students at Brattleboro Area Middle School and Brattleboro Union High School have endured hate speech, racial bullying, threats of violence, and a gun on campus. There have been allegations of sexual assault past and present. Our community needs school board members who can confront these challenges with courage and clarity and bring years of experience to the table. Lana Dever is the candidate...
The Vermont Theatre Company will hold auditions Sunday, Oct. 2 at 1 p.m. and Monday, October 3, at 6 p.m. at the Hooker-Dunham Theater, 139 Main Street for its first production of the 2022–23 season, It Runs in the Family, written by Ray Cooney. The show will be performed at the Evening Star Grange in Dummerston on weekends Dec. 2 to 4 and Dec. 9 to 11. Organizers say It Runs in the Family is set in a hospital four...
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