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Pedal power to the people
BELLOWS FALLS—With all of its hills, Vermont is not the easiest place to bike. Even in places like Burlington and Brattleboro, encountering a hill at some point in one’s travels is inevitable — and the difficulty can create an impediment to alternative forms of transportation.
But one woman in Bellows Falls thinks it’s a perfect place to bike, and she has backed up that idea with a plan that has become a reality.... Continue reading story
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Keeping the Internet open
State Librarian makes the case for net neutrality
LETTERS FROM READERS
Welcome back to Israel
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Bravo!
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No better use for land
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In support of Rebecca Balint
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Sometimes, compromise isn’t an option
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Business climate was a big factor in decision to close long-establshed business
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‘I’d probably make the same decision’
ESSAY
No place like home
People live in so many ways, and most of them seem to prefer their own ways to any of the others
LETTERS FROM READERS
The vets who aren’t getting treatment
VIEWPOINT
Exporting our carbon problems
The EPA takes a flawed state-by-state approach to greenhouse-gas policy
LETTERS FROM READERS
Grace Cottage Hospital’s annual Tee It Up For Health was a great success
VIEWPOINT
Return on investment
Families play an important role in early childhood development
MEMORIAM
Dirt under her fingernails
Now that Molly Dowd is really gone, the neighborhood will never be the same. But she left something behind for all of us to share.
ESSAY
Love letter to Brattleboro
A teacher gives a heartfelt goodbye after a sabbatical year in southern Vermont
WINDHAM COUNTY
Brattleboro, BF clinch spots in state Legion tourney
WINDHAM COUNTY
Brattleboro falls to Bennington in Little League District 2 finals
BRATTLEBORO
20th annual Glove, Sweat and Cheers softball tournament is this weekend
WINDHAM COUNTY
Pallardy, Gilligan win Firecracker 4-miler
WINDHAM COUNTY
Good pitching gives Post 5 wins over Bennington, Hartford
WINDHAM COUNTY
Post 5 splits with Bellows Falls in Legion openers
WINDHAM COUNTY
Twin Valley teams fall in semifinals
WINDHAM COUNTY
Terrier boys win state Division III track title; girls take third
WINDHAM COUNTY
Rebels lose a heartbreaker to GM in Division III softball playoffs
WINDHAM COUNTY
Colonel teams open Division I playoffs at home
BRATTLEBORO
BMH celebrates World Breastfeeding Week
WINDHAM COUNTY
Take home the harvest with your EBT card and Harvest Health Coupons
BRATTLEBORO
Going the Distance ride raises more than $41,000 for Boys & Girls Club
BRATTLEBORO
Clayworks offers Bowlerama to support Empty Bowls Dinner
GRAFTON
Grafton Food Festival celebrates local foods, farms
BRATTLEBORO
Experiment and explore this summer at Brooks Memorial Library
ROCKINGHAM
Get ready to ‘Fizz! Boom! Read!’ at the RFPL
BRATTLEBORO
Rescue Inc. announces subscription campaign for 2014-15
BRATTLEBORO
BUHS Class of 1964 to celebrate 50th reunion with focus on giving thanks and giving back
BRATTLEBORO
BMH Physician Group launches new online patient portal for easier access to health information
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
Marlboro College announces Nonprofit Management Summer Camp
PUTNEY
Landmark College receives donation to creat business center
$1 million to establish Morgan le Fay Center for Advances in Business and Entrepreneurship
BRATTLEBORO
Sidehill Farm honored with SB?A awards as Family-Owned Business of the Year
BRATTLEBORO
Town approves purchase of generator for Pleasant Valley Pump Station
BRATTLEBORO
Working group to rank economic development funds
BRATTLEBORO
Round three
One year in, Brattleboro keeps searching for a new Town Manager
WINDHAM COUNTY
Around the Towns
BELLOWS FALLS
Pedal power to the people
BF Community Bike Project seeks to get more residents on two wheels
BRATTLEBORO
Not long now...
Brooks House renovations are in the final stages; first tenants set to arrive in August
WEST BRATTLEBORO
A love that’s still farm fresh
Helen and Charlie Robb celebrate 50 years of marriage with an ice cream social
WEST BRATTLEBORO
Hubs and spokes: A new model for recovery from addiction
WEST BRATTLEBORO
With drug crisis in public eye, new approaches to addiction emerge
State assembles conference to share ideas that are working statewide
BRATTLEBORO
Building a revolving fund for Windham County
State holds public hearing to gather input on program for local businesses
BRATTLEBORO
WCEDP loan/grant applications will be made available soon
BRATTLEBORO
VY fund details take shape
State to distribute economic development funds in Windham County
BRATTLEBORO
Off the verandah and into the swing
Brattleboro Country Club Women’s Association takes an active role in supporting their sport, and the community
BRATTLEBORO
Sustainability from the sun
Windham Solid Waste Management District considers turning former landfill into solar field
BRATTLEBORO
Fresh Air Kids arrive from New York City
Seven area families host young visitors for a month
WINDHAM COUNTY
Around the Towns
BRATTLEBORO
Agency of Natural Resources opens public comment period for Vermont Yankee permit
BELLOWS FALLS
BF firm considers development on Island
Chroma Technology begins exploring options for moving operations downtown
BRATTLEBORO
Inspired and informed
Governor’s Institute gets students interested in activism
BRATTLEBORO
AG’s office: Brattleboro police officer justified in use of deadly force
TOWNSHEND
Superintendent: WCSU is staffed up for 2014-15 school year
TOWNSHEND
School Board attempts to create reserve fund
ROCKINGHAM
Rockingham sets tax rate for FY 2015
DUMMERSTON
Selectboard seeks new DRB member
PUTNEY
New Putney trail map now available
BRATTLEBORO
Windham County sees rise in in whooping cough cases
NEWFANE
Newfane sets tax rate, poised to wrap up last of Irene projects
WARDSBORO
July 4 art show, auction benefits Wardsboro Library
TOWNSHEND
Roundup: Solar facility OK'd; town needs auditors
TOWNSHEND
AOT gives green light to Scott Covered Bridge repairs
Residents told work should begin by 2016 construction season
SAXTONS RIVER
MSA theater camp presents ‘Pumpkin Fiesta’
PUTNEY
Twilight on the Tavern Lawn presents Planet Zydeco July 27
PUTNEY
Yellow Barn wraps up 45th season with Chinese artists
BRATTLEBORO
Driven to tell stories
Award-winning filmmaker Jesse Kreitzer, a native of Marlboro, returns to screen his works and to raise funds for new films
BELLOWS FALLS
Author Pam Moses to appear at Village Square Booksellers
GUILFORD
Alex Snydman Trio to play house concert in Guilford
BRATTLEBORO
‘Fed Up’ is next film in Latchis ‘Off The Beaten Path’ series
MARLBORO
Varied program marks opening weekend of Marlboro Music's 64th season
PUTNEY
Double Image Theater comes to Sandglass
WINDHAM COUNTY
A classic love triangle, with a twist
Zeke Hecker debuts his first musical, ‘Now and Then,’ at Actors Theatre Playhouse
WEST BRATTLEBORO
Delicious — and medicinal
What exactly is garlic, anyway? An herb? A spice? The truth is, it’s neither.
BRATTLEBORO
Lysterical reaction
The FDA scares the cheese world
WINDHAM COUNTY
Food bites
PUTNEY
Putney Central School selected for Vermont Farm to School Institute
BRATTLEBORO
Vermont at top of the list for local food
Farmers’ markets help citizens eat a disproportionate abundance and provide an economic engine for the agricultural sector
BRATTLEBORO
When quality takes priority
Cheeses emerge from Parish Hill Creamery in Westminster, a new family enterprise from a longtime name in Vermont artisanal cheese
WINDHAM COUNTY
Ramp (wild leek) pesto
BRATTLEBORO
Ramping up
Windham County foodies introduce the love and lore of foraging — to a point
WEST BRATTLEBORO
The morel of the story
Mushrooms are the natural wonders of the underworld — and they’re really good for you too
BRATTLEBORO
Mystery ingredient
The enzymes that turn milk from liquid to solid have a storied history
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