Last week, members of the Special Charter Committee approved establishing an Office of Assessment, wrapping up five months of deliberations sparked during February's special town meeting on the Town Charter. Town Meeting members formed the committee in February during a Special Town Meeting to draft a recommendation on the Office of Assessment for inclusion in the Town Charter. The committee consisted of Town Meeting representatives, town officials, and representatives from the Board of Listers. The new Office of Assessment, headed...
Brattleboro is not the only Vermont town deserving landmark status in the world of electronic music. About an hour up the Connecticut River, in White River Junction, in the building that now houses the Upper Valley Food Co-op, once lived the headquarters for New England Digital. “New England Digital started in the late 1970s, and between then and the late 1980s, they were at the vanguard of electronic music,” says Matt Bucy, former programmer for the company. The invention that...
The Brattleboro Memorial Hospital nurses need your support. I would say that they are in contract negotiations with the hospital, but the fact is, they are the hospital. It is worth remembering that the one thing provided in hospital care that you cannot receive on an outpatient basis is nursing care. Nursing staff are there 24/7 when you are at your most vulnerable, physically and emotionally. BMH faces the same critical issues being faced by other small, rural hospitals. One...
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