BRATTLEBORO-The sun had just set when a lone car pulled into the partially hidden and empty parking lot of the Brattleboro Collision Center on Old Ferry Road. Out popped State Treasurer Michael Pieciak, who was on a mission to return $5,150 in unclaimed funds to Todd DeAngelis, who owns the business. All in all, Pieciak returned $150,000 of unclaimed property to businesses, nonprofits, and service providers across Vermont's 14 counties on Sept. 9 and 10. This Unclaimed Property Road Tour...
BRATTLEBORO-A great tsunami of pain is coming toward us, and there's no getting out of the way. Oh, sorry. False alarm. It's already here. I'm talking about homelessness. We see some piece of the situation every day. On the streets, camped by the river, in the library, panhandling near the supermarkets. Every day we see people who are vulnerable, exposed, and hungry. Vulnerable to violence, to theft, to all sorts of criminality. Exposed. So exposed. Imagine not ever having a...
BRATTLEBORO-When local police studied the nearly 29,000 calls they've received in the past three years, they discovered the 20 people most cited for problems accounted for 1,700 - or 6% - of all complaints. That was only the first surprise. Most calls about the top 20 didn't involve criminal behavior, but disorderly conduct, disputes, and disturbances often linked to alcohol and drug use or mental health issues, municipal statistics show. But when authorities identified the offenders to area social service...
BRATTLEBORO-There have been highs, there have been lows, and then there was the Democratic National Convention. "Ebullient" would be the best word to describe Vermont U.S. Rep. Becca Balint going into the event, which was held in Chicago from Aug. 19 to 22 to formally nominate Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as the Democrats' candidates in the November election. "It felt like the roof was being blown off the top of the convention center by the...
BRATTLEBORO-With wars raging in Ukraine and Gaza, plus a very uncertain presidential race in the United States, the Windham World Affairs Council's annual Galbraith Lecture featured a wide-ranging and candid discussion that touched on Afghanistan, Cuba, Ukraine, the Leahy Amendment as it applies to Hamas and Israel, and other hot foreign policy issues. "A Meeting of the Minds: Peter Galbraith and Tim Rieser Discuss What Lies Ahead - U.S. Foreign Policy Today and After the Election" featured two long-time insiders:
NEWS FEATURES BY ELLEN PRATTA helping handCas Clarke's first job with the Brauleboro Food Co-op required him to address shoplifting. The safety and outreach manager note tries to positively change the lives and struggles of people on the street. Housing solutions are few, while the need is greatWith a housing market that is out of reach of practically everybody, three people in the state’s General Assistance Emergency Housing Program look to a future without shelter Taking it to the streetsNew...
