BRATTLEBORO — RE: “Our nuclear spring” [Editorial, March 14].
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Elayne Clift (elayne-clift.com) has written this column about women, politics, and social issues for almost...
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Despite some caveats and details still to be ironed out, Town Meeting members will meet virtually on Sept. 12 for Annual Representative Town Meeting in a process that a committee says will fundamentally preserve the democratic elements of the traditional in-person deliberations. COVID-19 derailed the meeting's original March 21 date. Since then, town staff and Selectboard have struggled to find a meeting structure that balanced the need to protect meeting members' health with the need to protect Representative Town Meeting's...
Spiritual scholar and international speaker Ravi Ravindra, an authority on Jiddu Krishnamurti, George Gurdjieff, and the world's mystical traditions, is speaking on “The Heart and Purpose of Yoga: Toward a Deeper Practice” at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) on Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. Ravindra, an author and scholar, is sought internationally to share his views on religion, science, and spirituality. A native of India, he emigrated to Canada and is professor emeritus at Dalhousie University, in...
BRATTLEBORO-I just sat down to make a list of the pros and cons of our current trash/recycling/compost curbside program versus the mechanized program proposed by Casella Waste Systems. I believe it tips heavily in favor of our current program. Almost 15 years ago, our residents were up in arms over a proposed pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) system. A townwide vote was taken and PAYT was soundly defeated. Then, over a number of years, an extensive education program and curbside pilot was undertaken.
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