BRATTLEBORO — The time has finally come to turn my book, From the Boroughs to Brattleboro and Beyond by the Flat Landers that Made the Move, over to an editor.
In the interest of wanting to stay local, I am looking for an editor who might want to meet for periodical meetings over coffee.
If you have an interest to jump on board and submit an essay, you may; however, this is the last call for putting closure on the project.
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...
A first look at the draft proposal of a $22,473,369 operating budget for fiscal year 2025 shows a 2% increase ($434,692) to the current fiscal year's $22,038,677 operating budget. As the budget process continues, any - or none - of 13 potential additional expenses could be included in it. Calling it the "first bite" when reviewing the proposal as such on Nov. 21, Selectboard Chair Ian Goodnow said while the board could pass the "base budget sandwich" without adding to...
This planet is getting crowded, and it's getting hot. There is no free lunch; there is no free ride. The prices are going to keep rising. The rules are going to keep changing. It is not a good time to hide your head in the sand. Every freedom has a cost. Each of us will end up paying something for everyone else's freedom. Your personal pursuit of happiness had better not mess things up for everyone else. Sharing is not...
Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present contemporary folk singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist John Gorka, plus folk duo Lizzy Mandell and Barry Stockwell, at Next Stage on Sunday, June 4, at 7 p.m. at 15 Kimball Hill Rd. Gorka “is perhaps the quintessential iconic singer/songwriter of the 1980's folk scene,” organizers say. Hailing from New Jersey, “he honed his craft and persona as a shy, wry, and insightful singer-songwriter in the Greenwich Village Fast Folk and Boston music scenes.” Gorka...
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