BRATTLEBORO — I want to reflect on my experience with the Brattleboro police.
I am an African American adult. All my interactions with police on the street have been outstanding and so respectful to me.
I felt compelled to write a letter because I know there are some police around the country who treat African Americans badly.
I want this community to know that we are lucky to have a professional police force here.
A note on process: In the interests of the reader, text has been edited for...
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Mitchell-Giddings Fine Arts, 183 Main St., presents “Inner Landscapes: Three Views,” paintings and collaged prints by New Hampshire artists Maggie Cahoon, Jessie Pollock, and Erika Radich. An opening and artists reception will take place on Saturday, July 15, from 5 to 7 p.m. The show continues through Aug. 27, and all are invited to an artist forum scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 6, at 5 p.m. Cahoon, Pollock, and Radich bring together their “unique and highly personal, nonfigurative imagery to fashion...
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