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North, Cowan, Zimmer: energy and drive

By
Sandy Martin
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 — Issue 600

BELLOWS FALLS — Our opportunity to participate in the Democratic process by voting for town Selectboard candidates is fast approaching. Three candidates for the Rockingham Selectboard seats have the energy and drive to fill these seats.

These candidates have an understanding of the history and the present, and they have a vision for our town's future.

I urge you to vote for Bonnie North (three year term), Rick Cowan (one-year term), and Elijah Zimmer (one-year term), on Tuesday, March 2, or by absentee ballot.

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'Public safety' is not community safety

By
Jonathan Elwell

Jonathan Elwell organizes with Vermont Just Justice, an organization whose mission is "to promote the...

BIPOC homeownership matters

By
Elizabeth Bridgewater

Elizabeth Bridgewater is executive director of the Windham & Windsor Housing Trust. BRATTLEBORO-Every April, communities...

New beginnings

By
Libby Bennett

Libby Bennett and Rita Ramirez submitted this piece on behalf of Groundworks Collaborative, where they...

What are we going to do about the women?

By
Elayne Clift

Elayne Clift (elayne-clift.com) has written this column about women, politics, and social issues from the...

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Vermont launches Tests for Tots program, providing rapid Covid tests for child-care providers

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Randolph T. Holhut
Wednesday, January 12, 2022 — Issue 646

After complaints from parents and child care providers that young children were being left out of efforts to provide COVID-19 test kits to Vermonters [“Petition calls for state testing for youngest Vermonters,” News, Jan. 5], the state announced on Jan. 7 that it is launching what it calls the Tests for Tots program. This program will immediately provide rapid antigen COVID-19 test kits to regulated child-care providers across Vermont. As described by the state, the new program builds on the...

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Voices

Thank you from Antoine’s family

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Julie Cunningham
Wednesday, June 23, 2021 — Issue 618

Our beloved son, partner, and brother Antoine Cunningham-Cook died tragically and too soon on Jan. 25. Although our immediate and ongoing grief has impacted us each and every minute, the love and support we have received from our family, friends, and the Brattleboro community have been truly incredible. Thank you for dropping off meals, gift cards, baked goods, and candles. Thank you for the many and beautiful cards, notes, books, poems, and prayers. Thank you for leaving art projects, stuffed...

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BMAC celebrates Andrews Inn and its legacy as a LGBTQ space

Wednesday, September 13, 2023 — Issue 731

In 1973, the Andrews Inn opened in Bellows Falls and became a legendary dance club, restaurant, hotel, and gathering place for southern Vermont's LGBTQ+ community for more than a decade. Fifty years later, in honor of the people and culture that shaped the inn's legacy, the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) hosts a day-long celebration of the inn on Saturday, Sept. 23. In partnership with Vermont Folklife and Out in the Open, BMAC is inviting visitors to drop in...

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