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Rescued dogs come north for a second chance
BRATTLEBORO—Our local animal shelters are what’s known as “no-kill” shelters, meaning that every animal is cared for and every opportunity is used to place a dog or cat in an appropriate foster home, no matter how long it takes.
Also, pet owners in New England have been so diligent about spaying and neutering their pets, there are fewer animals available for adoption... Continue reading story
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100 years since Congress abdicated responsibility and created the Fed
LETTERS FROM READERS
WSWMD must keep pace with the times, make major changes, former manager says
LETTERS FROM READERS
Let free speech reign, and let the voters decide
COLUMN
A disturbing rise of anti-Semitism
From Europe to South America, Jews find themselves facing modern forms of bigotry
LETTERS FROM READERS
Wireless Internet works great in the Bahamas
VIEWPOINT
Want a stronger, more vibrant downtown? Shop locallly.
VIEWPOINT
Detour in Miami
A mom returning to the U.S. with her newly adopted child is held in a disturbing room at the airport — a room where one can easily disappear
COLUMN
‘Happy Holidays’ is not the problem
How to keep Christ in Christmas? Act like Christians, one minister suggests
LETTERS FROM READERS
The response in our time of need was simply stunning
VIEWPOINT
Little in the way of proof for medical marijuana’s effectiveness
Why would the Vermont Legislature build a pharmaceutical system outside of the traditional well-regulating health-care system>
LETTERS FROM READERS
Hospice appreciates support for Cherished Goods fundraiser
ESSAY
Music as a means to help kids see their worth
A music teacher discusses her philosophy of teaching — and what her career means to her
VIEWPOINT
What Hannaford should do
A community group that fights prejudice and discrimination urges the supermarket to make amends by working toward a better corporate response to racial issues
LETTERS FROM READERS
New health care a major step backward
VIEWPOINT
‘Would the police have been called on me so quickly if I had fair skin?’
For an African-American student in Brattleboro, a trip to the grocery store turns into a humiliating journey of accusation of shoplifting
WINDHAM COUNTY
Elliot-Knaggs, Richards win annual Turkey Trot race
WILLIAMSVILLE
His name was McNamara, the leader of the band
WINDHAM COUNTY
Demolition crews raze last vestiges of Hinsdale Raceway
WINDHAM COUNTY
Local soccer stars named to all-state team
WINDHAM COUNTY
Twin Valley wins boys’ soccer title, BF falls to Stowe in field hockey final
WINDHAM COUNTY
BF stickers, Twin Valley booters reach semis
WINDHAM COUNTY
Powers wins MVL cross country race
WINDHAM COUNTY
Lakers knock Colonels out of football playoff hunt
WINDHAM COUNTY
Twin Valley boys working on a historic soccer season
WINDHAM COUNTY
Scoring drought continues for Colonels’ field hockey
BRATTLEBORO
Holiday support program offered to bereaved families
BRATTLEBORO
Paws 4 Prevention calls attention to second-hand smoke dangers
BRATTLEBORO
Brattleboro energy group recognized with award
BRATTLEBORO
Brattleboro School Endowment gathers more donors
BRATTLEBORO
Rich Earth Institute celebrates World Toilet Day at the UN
BRATTLEBORO
Town’s Rotary clubs provide aid to typhoon victims
BRATTLEBORO
Brattleboro marks World AIDS Day on Dec. 2
SOUTH NEWFANE
Wintering robins
Not every bird flies south for the winter
BRATTLEBORO
Nonprofits get leadership boost from Marlboro Grad School program
BELLOWS FALLS
The Great American Smokeout: A Day To Be A Quitter
BRATTLEBORO
In support of farmers
Ag community speaks at Brattleboro Selectboard on farm tax stabilization program
WEST BRATTLEBORO
Growing a village, one cup of coffee at a time
Group eyes West Brattleboro shop as a community gathering place and more
BELLOWS FALLS
A ‘hugely emotional issue’
With advocates for merging municipal governments of Rockingham, Bellows Falls, and Saxtons River meeting among themselves, some BF opponents fear a loss of identity — and bristle at the lack of transparency
BRATTLEBORO
Brattleboro takes stock on 25th World AIDS Day
Group celebrates successes, and remembers the struggles with a disease — and the fear — that scarred a generation
BRATTLEBORO
Night work resumes on I-91 bridge project
BRATTLEBORO
With help of big grant, Front Porch Forum seeks to expand to every town in Vermont
BRATTLEBORO
State, Entergy pursue talks at high level
Litigation and decommissioning schedule are hot topics
WINDHAM COUNTY
Around the Towns
BRATTLEBORO
Town to face tough financial choices
Selectboard wrangles with building the budget for fiscal year 2015
BELLOWS FALLS
Out in the open
Secretary of State comes to BF as part of statewide tour to teach the public and local officials alike about public-records and open meeting laws
DUMMERSTON
Clarification
NEWFANE
Sheriff’s Department describes major expansion, new model
WCSD forsees changes as state police officers retire en masse
ROCKINGHAM
Boards get budget update from Town Manager
Plans include turning two paved roads back to dirt
JAMAICA
Jamaica library gets books, grant from CLiF
NEWFANE
NewBrook Fire undertakes major truck overhaul
DUMMERSTON
Selectboard offers kudos to the new owners of Bunker Farm
DUMMERSTON
Town, VLCT still at odds over insurance coverage costs
DUMMERSTON
DRB Chair resigns as Selectboard questions the lack of meeting minutes for 2013
DUMMERSTON
Selectboard gets briefing on nonprofit ambulance service’s financial hassles
Rescue Inc. struggles with rising demand, falling reimbursements
DOVER
VBSR to honor Carolyn Partridge as its ‘Legislator of the Year’
State representative from Windham praised for her efforts to pass GMO labeling bill
BRATTLEBORO
Open Music Collective presents two student concerts
BRATTLEBORO
Drag Kings 4 Life to perform at art exhibit opening
BRATTLEBORO
Brattleboro Community Messiah Sing presented on Dec. 7
BRATTLEBORO
Young Shakespeare Project presents ‘Macbeth’ in Brattleboro
PUTNEY
Clown Bob Berky to play Next Stage on Dec. 8
BRATTLEBORO
Grammy-winning fiddler Natalie MacMaster to play Brattleboro Dec. 6
BRATTLEBORO
The manipulation of time
Digital artist Matthew Ostrowski visits Brattleboro
BRATTLEBORO
Please, Stearns, may we have some more...Oliver!
Musical is a sentimental journey for New England Youth Theatre
NEWFANE
Quilts by Vera Rink Harrington on display at the Crowell Gallery
PUTNEY
The Snaz, Jake McKelvie & The Countertops to play at Next Stage
BRATTLEBORO
Deviate from tradition at your own peril
Thanksgiving meals provide comfort and ritual, tradition and disasters
GRAFTON
Grafton Village Cheese recognized in Yankee's Editors Choice Food Awards
WEST BRATTLEBORO
A humbling and tantalizing dessert
T’is Tarte Tartin, for a season of … waiting
BRATTLEBORO
Leaf season
Leaves and grasses preserve fresh cheeses and impart distinctive and delicious flavors
BRATTLEBORO
Vermont receives USDA grant to boost agricultural and culinary tourism
WARDSBORO
Annual festival will celebrate county cultivar
BRATTLEBORO
The joy of pudding
Some recipes that not only bring comfort but also offer delicious, dinner-party-worthy fare
WEST BRATTLEBORO
Taming the white, green, and gray monster
In appreciation of the ugly — yet beautiful — Gilfeather turnip, a Windham County delicacy
BRATTLEBORO
A favorite local brew comes with a kick
Saxtons River Distillery uses Mocha Joe’s coffee to create Perc, a new coffee liqueur
BRATTLEBORO
Katz’s Live Culture Sour Pickles
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