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Compact shines light on issue of equal pay for women
BRATTLEBORO—In late January, the Vermont Commission on Women celebrated a milestone — the 100th signer of the state’s equal pay compact.
Recently, Brattleboro-based Windham Regional Commission became the compact’s 127th signatory.
That kind of growth — a 25 percent boost in roughly four months — is a positive sign for those who continue to fight to bring women’s wages up to the same level as men’s.... Continue reading story
MEMOIR
Beginnings
On a Maine mountainside, a solemn memorial to the challengers of the unknown
Compassion committee seeks your stories
LETTERS FROM READERS
Questions for Vernon library trustees about librarian’s dismissal
LETTERS FROM READERS
Why did Vernon library trustees disrupt process of transition?
VIEWPOINT
The act itself
A mother and daughter journey to the nation’s capital to join the March for Science
OPEN LETTER
NPR: Why did you bury the news about the climate change march?
Public radio news ignored multiple protests nationwide and diminished the significance of an action that drew almost 200,000 to the nation’s capital
VIEWPOINT
The same mistakes — again?
In a new book, an experienced journalist returns to see if U.S. interventionists have learned any lessons. Sadly, they have not.
VIEWPOINT
A landscaper’s impossible task
Pesticide use should be seen as a failure to provide the right types of plants for an environment. Can consumers adapt their expectations?
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Two paths toward $26 million
We will realize this savings either way, but I do not feel that we should attack the teachers’ union in this manner
OPEN LETTER
What we hear at our home
A 35-decibel noise level for all wind turbines in the state would effectively mean the end of the use of this efficient and benign technology
LETTERS FROM READERS
Artists performing on issues of inclusivity will also embrace disability issues
VIEWPOINT
Killing the wind
Friends of wind power dominate a Bennington hearing of the Public Service Board on proposed regulations that would effectively ban new wind power in our state
VIEWPOINT
Poverty is the problem, not people
How might Brattleboro address panhandling?
LETTERS FROM READERS
Irresponsible to publish this rant
LETTERS FROM READERS
We must find balance between business needs and compassion
WINDHAM COUNTY
Colonels try to keep focused as softball season hits climax
WINDHAM COUNTY
Colonels win Unified state title
WINDHAM COUNTY
Colonels reach semifinals of Unified tourney
WINDHAM COUNTY
Track and field relays mark midseason
WINDHAM COUNTY
Colonel girls rout Rutland, Otter Valley
WINDHAM COUNTY
Spring season revs up for area teams
WINDHAM COUNTY
Spring is slow to arrive for area high school teams
WINDHAM COUNTY
Unified basketball expands to Leland & Gray
WINDHAM COUNTY
Five local players named to Shrine football team
WINDHAM COUNTY
Rebels fall to Thetford in Division III semifinal
BRATTLEBORO
Keeping your estate out of court
You can help your heirs avoid the probate process — with careful planning
BRATTLEBORO
Glorious, if belated, spring
Some observations from a garden in the shadow of Mt. Wantastiquet
WINDHAM COUNTY
Red Cross needs donors of blood, platelets following winter storm
WESTMINSTER
Pilot project will help 3SquaresVT recipients find new, better paying jobs
BRATTLEBORO
Vermont veterans now eligible for a living allowance stipend through Union Institute & University
WINDHAM COUNTY
Windham County receives $7,400 in four ‘Small and Inspiring’ grants for local projects
BRATTLEBORO
New parenting discussion series at Brooks Memorial Library
BRATTLEBORO
Harmony Place grant boosts funds toward matching challenge
TOWNSHEND
Leland & Gray wins national distinction
TOWNSHEND
West River Valley Assisted Living recognized for outstanding resident satisfaction
BRATTLEBORO
A conversation with Brian Mooney and Vaune Trachtman
A writer and a photographer meet at Marlboro College and fall in love. And 21 years later, they give the world Storymatic — their ‘little boxes full of Yes!’
BRATTLEBORO
Conference provides a seat at the table
For food and agriculture businesses, the Entrepreneur to Table Summit provides access to the minds, networks, and wallets of entrepreneurs, business leaders, and investors
BRATTLEBORO
Back Roads Food Co. finalizes expansion into Cotton Mill
BRATTLEBORO
Mondo Mediaworks becomes a Certified B Corporation
BRATTLEBORO
Career summit to be held for Windham County sophomores
WEST DOVER
Mount Snow gets deadline extension for snowmaking upgrades
BELLOWS FALLS
Sonnax disputes federal suit
Company seeks dismissal of allegations of violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
BRATTLEBORO
Hermit Thrush spreads its wings
Brewery grows again, adding warehouse in Dummerston
BRATTLEBORO
The Works in progress
Founder sees expansion of hours, menu as another step forward for a socially responsible eatery
WINDHAM COUNTY
Public Service Department OKs dam deal
Great River Hydro is new owner of 13 facilities on Connecticut, Deerfield rivers
WINDHAM COUNTY
Mixed weather, rain ends the week and extends into Memorial Day Weekend
BRATTLEBORO
30th AIDS Walk for Life reaps record sum
Weekend event raises $34,121 for outreach in southern Vermont
BRATTLEBORO
Lawmakers OK bill boosting remote medicine
In rural Vermont, technology could boost access to medical resources for patients and their doctors
BRATTLEBORO
Compact shines light on issue of equal pay for women
In Vermont, women earn about 84 cents for each dollar men are paid
BRATTLEBORO
To what end diversity?
With no persons of color on the town payroll, Brattleboro Selectboard grapples with remedies
BRATTLEBORO
Alimony reform group scores win in Legislature
BRATTLEBORO
Summer warmth envelops southern Vermont
Upper 80s on Thursday, and more seasonable weather arrives this weekend
BRATTLEBORO
NRC to appear in Brattleboro May 25
Proposed sale of VY to NorthStar expected to dominate hearing
BRATTLEBORO
A ‘note’-worthy weekend
Students throughout Vermont come to town to perform at All-State Music Festival
VERNON
VY suitor: plans are ‘highly confidential’
NorthStar contends making ‘work product’ available to public could sharply hurt profit
VERNON
Vernon free to leave union
Lawmakers grant town new Act 46 option after impasse over school choice
BRATTLEBORO
VY nuclear waste? ‘No, thanks,’ say those who live near dump sites in Southwest
Activists question fairness of moving spent fuel away from Vermonters' homes, closer to their own
BRATTLEBORO
Town sees first fruits of reorganization plan
Elwell tells Selectboard that more work is needed to reach all goals
BRATTLEBORO
Mother’s Day nor’easter possible, as slow spring start continues
BRATTLEBORO
‘Greening Up’ in the rain
Fewer in number, damp but determined, volunteers engage in state’s annual town roadside clean-up
BRATTLEBORO
For Brattleboro, a Charter of Compassion
Voter-approved initiative calls for municipal endorsement of ‘absolute justice, equity, and respect’
BRATTLEBORO
New England Coalition wants state to reject part of VY clean-up plan
BRATTLEBORO
Vermed’s departure spurs changes in grant program
BRATTLEBORO
A dormant plan for Putney Road gets dusted off
AOT presents revised proposal, with four traffic circles, to Brattleboro Selectboard
VERNON
Vernon Selectboard backs VY sale
DUMMERSTON
Dummerston briefs
BRATTLEBORO
Brattleboro briefs
WINDHAM COUNTY
Pet-friendly disaster agency offers resources, trainings
WESTMINSTER WEST
Westminster West hosts plant sale
GUILFORD
Public information meeting to be held on Route 5 bridge project
NEWFANE
Newfane briefs
NEWFANE
Volunteers needed to assist Senior Solutions with energy efficiency grant
BELLOWS FALLS
Youth Services celebrates Vermont Youth of the Year
DUMMERSTON
Hope springs eternal
For 30 years, the Perennial Swappers have been adding color to each others' lives
BRATTLEBORO
BMH names Patno its employee of the year
TOWNSHEND
Leland & Gray Players present Mac Wellman’s ‘Dracula’
WINDHAM COUNTY
Nothing like we know it
‘I like to break down components and put them back together in a way that makes people think about them again,’ explains Williamsville artist Mary Welsh
SAXTONS RIVER
MSA Coffeehaus features folk quartet 2 x 2
GUILFORD
A concert for the books
Judith Serkin brings three of her friends together for a cello-palooza to benefit the Guilford Public Library
BRATTLEBORO
Vermont Performance Lab presents preview of ‘Virago-Man Dem’
Cynthia Oliver’s dance-theater work digs into complexities of black masculinity
PUTNEY
Twilight on the Tavern Lawn concert series kicks off 15th season with Sunny Lowdown
BRATTLEBORO
Local students, NEYT present original new play this weekend
BRATTLEBORO
Brattleboro Brewers Festival celebrates its sixth year
WINDHAM COUNTY
Windham County artists open their doors
Local artists prepare to participate in annual statewide tour of artists and their studios
BRATTLEBORO
Picnic, circus performance cap public art project
BRATTLEBORO
Supply and demand?
Dziugas offers a rare taste of a Baltic cheese
BELLOWS FALLS
A family favorite
French-Canadian meat pie: a versatile tradition
BRATTLEBORO
It's not too late to plant
BRATTLEBORO
A cheesemonger’s anniversary
Adventures from two decades of cheesy goodness
BRATTLEBORO
Perc Coffee Liqueur takes gold medal
Saxtons River Distillery’s newest product is a hit at World Spirits Competition
BRATTLEBORO
Brattleboro Winter Farmers’ Market begins its 10th season
BRATTLEBORO
Tearoom to close
Twilight Tea Lounge owner cites dwindling traffic to subterranean storefront
BRATTLEBORO
The flavor of tomato summer in Vermont
Patience is the key to capturing this clear water from a bumper crop of tomatoes
BRATTLEBORO
Locavore cheeses win national acclaim
Windham County producers take home ribbons at American Cheese Society competition
BRATTLEBORO
A new path into the kitchen
Strolling of the Heifers Farm-to-Plate Apprenticeship Program hopes to guide more people into food-service jobs
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