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Are you smarter than a Rotarian?
BRATTLEBORO—On a recent snowy January evening, the Brattleboro Sunrise Rotary Club hosted its monthly Charity Trivia Quiz Challenge at its new location and time: American Legion Post 5 on Linden Street, 6:15 to 8:45 p.m.
Sunrise Rotary will now hold its trivia night the second Monday of every month except for February, when it’s taking time to regroup.... Continue reading story
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Policy governance designed to represent legal, moral owners in organization
LETTERS FROM READERS
Let’s move forward at the Putney Co-op
LETTERS FROM READERS
Corporate professionalism versus grassroots democracy
LETTERS FROM READERS
‘Alarmist, dogmatic, and rife with inaccuracies’
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
We must keep our eyes on the prize
Despite the governor’s assertion that ‘now is not the time,’ we haven’t given up on single-payer health care — and the inaugural protests did not help the cause
LETTERS FROM READERS
Significant misunderstandings about co-op structure, consultants
ESSAY
Nonna’s burst of life
In the autumn of her life, my 89-year-old mother wanted to dance at my niece’s wedding in Venice
LETTERS FROM READERS
Help us keep those in need warm this winter
VIEWPOINT
Drugged into compliance
Rather than providing our children with education that allows them to flourish and be themselves, we drug them with speed and subject them to high-stakes testing.
LETTERS FROM READERS
In deciding for Shumlin, Legislature chose party over state’s interests
LETTERS FROM READERS
With nuclear power, fix has been in since the beginning
LETTERS FROM READERS
With both sides believing they are right, one will lose
LETTERS FROM READERS
We have so much here to build upon
LETTERS FROM READERS
We reap what we sow
LETTERS FROM READERS
Let’s not put the cart before the horse with police/fire project
WINDHAM COUNTY
Jacks jump Terrier boys, 56-39
WINDHAM COUNTY
Colonel girls come up big against MAU
WINDHAM COUNTY
Rebel boys begin to recover from shaky start
WINDHAM COUNTY
Wasps sting Colonel boys in wild 7-6 hockey game
BRATTLEBORO
Recreation & Parks Department offer activities for holiday vacation week
WINDHAM COUNTY
Rutland roughs up Colonel girls in home hockey opener
WINDHAM COUNTY
Colonels boys’ hockey opens season with wins
WINDHAM COUNTY
Football realignment plan drops Colonels into Division II
WINDHAM COUNTY
Ski and ride season beckons in southern Vermont
WINDHAM COUNTY
Get ready for the Jingle Bell jog
WESTMINSTER
Ski for Heat events to raise money to keep low-income Vermonters warm this winter
BRATTLEBORO
Friends of Brooks Memorial Library seeks book donations
BRATTLEBORO
Entergy to continue supporting Drop In Center programs, services
BRATTLEBORO
Brattleboro Police offer tips for motorists, pedestrians on safely sharing the streets
WINDHAM COUNTY
Application season opens for Governor's Institutes of Vermont's upcoming Winter Weekends for teenagers
BELLOWS FALLS
Quit-smoking classes are coming to Bellows Falls
WEST BRATTLEBORO
WBA honors Daleys as community leaders
BRATTLEBORO
Heat pump workshop offered in Brattleboro
WESTMINSTER
Families eligible for Earned Income Tax Credit also qualify for 3SquaresVT
BRATTLEBORO
YMCA offers Snow Day Program
BRATTLEBORO
Your logo imparts a visual foundation for your business
A communications pro offers some introductory tips for developing your brand
WINDHAM COUNTY
Local downtowns share in $2.4 million in state tax incentives
WINDHAM COUNTY
Application workshops scheduled for Windham County Economic Development Program
BRATTLEBORO
Because a good place to live tops the list
Local media entrepreneurs discuss why they call Windham County home
BELLOWS FALLS
Area businesses turn ‘likes’ into scholarship funds for Meeting Waters YMCA
BRATTLEBORO
A new role for a pediatric pro
After nearly 40 years in medicine, Dr. Jane Katz Field moves into dealing with ‘big picture’ public health issues
WINDHAM COUNTY
FairPoint expands broadband coverage
Newfane, Putney, Townshend, Westminster, Whitingham, and Wilmington get more access
BRATTLEBORO
Brattleboro downtown shops to close
Owners of Verde, At the Oasis cite personal reasons, not business climate, for stepping away
BRATTLEBORO
Area health festival invites exhibitors
BRATTLEBORO
Vermont State Parks taps Whetstone Station for new pint partnership
BRATTLEBORO
A year of tough choices
Members of Windham County delegation weigh in on Shumlin's budget address
BRATTLEBORO
The long arc of justice
Local youth and police commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr.
BRATTLEBORO
Are you smarter than a Rotarian?
Monthly trivia night teases brains for charity
BRATTLEBORO
Sudden icing of roads leads to dozens of accidents around region
BRATTLEBORO
Residents asked to weigh in on proposed zoning changes
Town plans series of forums, open houses to explain what's new, gather feedback
BRATTLEBORO
Proposed Brattleboro FY16 municipal budget shows modest increases
Debate continues on police-fire project
WINDHAM COUNTY
Around the Towns
BRATTLEBORO
Top 12 projects named to 2015 CEDS
Federal funding possible for projects that could create jobs in Windham County
WINDHAM COUNTY
NRC seeks public comment on Vermont Yankee report
Federal agency to hold public meeting in area next month
WINDHAM COUNTY
Health-care protestors stage sit-in during inauguration
Legislators worry for the Statehouse's openness
ROCKINGHAM
Time running out to submit candidate petitions for town election
WESTMINSTER WEST
Town Meeting voters to get final say on decision to close Westminster West School
WINDHAM COUNTY
Around the Towns
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First cold snap of season hits Windham County
BRATTLEBORO
Report warns of grim consequences to region’s economy
Four economic development organizations from three states release joint post-VY report
BRATTLEBORO
Vermont Yankee shuts down reactor for the final time
Long decommissioning process lies ahead
WINDHAM COUNTY
Around the Towns
BRATTLEBORO
Vermont Yankee to power down Dec. 29
Officials say emergency planning will continue at least until spring 2016
BELLOWS FALLS
Heroin: still a statewide crisis
A complicated supply chain meets a widespread demand
BRATTLEBORO
A ‘Big’ heart
Windham County Sheriff Keith Clark in nominated as ‘Big of the Year’ by Youth Services
VERNON
No injuries in Vernon logging truck accident
WINDHAM COUNTY
Town notes
GUILFORD
‘E911 technology on an 18th-century road map’
Conservation Commission addresses town road classification issues
VERNON
Selectboard notes passing of Cookie Allen
DUMMERSTON
Selectboard to Windham Solid Waste: lower costs
Budget passes, with town representative one of three dissenting
BRATTLEBORO
United Way of Windham County offers free tax preparation services
PUTNEY
Putney Family Healthcare expanding facility and services
WILMINGTON
Petition deadlines announced in Wilmington
PUTNEY
Putney to host informational meeting for candidates
PUTNEY
For the love of books
Emily Zervas, newly appointed director of the Putney Public Library, reflects on her influences
BRATTLEBORO
Dance to connect the mind and the body
‘Goddess Rising’ showcases the healing art of belly dance
BRATTLEBORO
Latchis Arts presents 'Garden Inspirations: Growing Vegetables'
PUTNEY
Dustbowl Revival, with Laura Molinelli and Ben Campbell, comes to Next Stage
BRATTLEBORO
At the root of it all
Gospel-singing workshop shows how the exuberance and joy of the genre has influenced American music
BRATTLEBORO
A very British concert
In 'English Delights,' Windham Orchestra highlights works of Williams, Elgar, and Grainger
BRATTLEBORO
Brattleboro Concert Choir to perform Handel in May as 25th anniversary celebration continues
BRATTLEBORO
Author of new book on organized crime in Boston to speak at Brooks Library
SAXTONS RIVER
Cabaret at Main Street Arts features Broadway favorites
BRATTLEBORO
Oak Meadow sponsors local arts classes for homeschoolers
PUTNEY
Apron Theater sets auditions for 2015 season
WEST BRATTLEBORO
A fresh start to 2015
Making sourdough starter for your bread — and keeping alive indefinitely — is wicked easy (with a few caveats)
BRATTLEBORO
Patience, persistance pays off for Sawyer's Artisanal Cheese
With a new milk source and new varieties, Joe Sawyer's cheeses are a hit
BRATTLEBORO
Extending the season
The fields might be covered with snow, but local farmers keep busy growing and selling winter vegetables
BRATTLEBORO
Winter vegetables for cold nights
BRATTLEBORO
For Duo, it’s about finding local food sources — even in the winter months — and creating community
WILLIAMSVILLE
New Brattleboro brewery quenches thirst for something a little different — or a lot different
BRATTLEBORO
Organic Trade Association hosts networking event
Members share excitement about organic possibilities, challenges
WEST BRATTLEBORO
Free spirit
A Brattleboro baker finds a business model that matches her personality
BRATTLEBORO
Cheese for the holidays
Making an interesting and tasty cheese plate for guests is easier than you think
BRATTLEBORO
Career Center students grow food for BUHS cafeteria
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