Amy Howe

Research the other side of Brattleboro

I am wondering if Patricia Sheehan has ever gone out after dark.

For over 10 years, I lived in Brattleboro - a great place durning the day. But when I have worked at one of the three bars on Elliot Street, I always carried mace.

There have been multiple stabbing incidents and a huge drug problem. Go to the ER some random night!

Sheehan writes: “Brattleboro is a great, safe, close-knit place to live, and this essay does not help us as a community overcome the negative press and outdated gossip that persists about Brattleboro in general, and Elliot Street and, indeed, my own wonderful street and neighborhood, in particular.”...

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