The Brattleboro Selectboard unanimously approved $36,147 for the Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategy (SeVEDS) at its Jan. 21 meeting. SeVEDS is part of the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation, which is focused on improving economic conditions in Windham County, which has experienced lower wages and slower economic growth over the past two decades compared to neighboring counties. According to Selectboard Chair David Gartenstein, the money would come from the interest generated by the town's grant program. SeVEDS representatives Laura Sibilia and...
The Music Under the Stars concert series presented by the Brattleboro Music Center (BMC) and Retreat Farm continues Saturday, July 22, with a performance by the Vermont Jazz Center Big Band. The Vermont Jazz Center (VJC) Big Band was conceived by former VJC Board President Dr. Howard Brofsky and Sherm Fox. They put together a reading band that enabled area professional musicians to come together to sample big band repertoire. More than 20 years later, it has evolved into a...
It's primarily up to people of privilege, especially us white folks, to change what has been going on in our country since its founding over 300 years ago, when the United States was built on the brutal annihilation of the Native American population, followed by the enslavement of people from Africa. We must change the historical injustices that are still very much a part of all our systems today, including: judicial, policing, educational, financial, housing, election, and employment. We are...
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