RE: “A good session for our lawmakers” [Editorial, May 16]:
A “good session” if you call redistributing other people's money good.
Leslie Zucker is a certified professional life coach, a facilitator of a women's group, and...
Corey DiMario is a musician and the proprietor of Patio Coffee, at the Hooker-Dunham block,
Kerry Secrest serves as honorary consul of Lithuania to Vermont. BRATTLEBORO-A heartfelt thank you to...
BRATTLEBORO-When I worked at a major airport, I learned to refer to people on airplanes...
After three months and eight meetings, the Selectboard unanimously approved the proposed fiscal year 2017 budget on Jan. 19. Board chair David Gartenstein said, “This budget provides essentially level service from last year to this year.” Compared to fiscal year 2016, the proposed budget increased 3.71 percent. This increase translates into a property tax increase of $0.0182 per $100 compared to the previous year. The owner of a house valued at $100,000 can expect to see an additional $18.18 on...
As the son of a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, I have never had a problem with the title “colonel.” I have had many a former student play for the Colonels, and I have cheered on “purple” from the stands many a time. In 2004, when the Brattleboro Union High School board ended any official use of the image of a Southern plantation–based slave-owning “colonel” as the school mascot image, it also ended the display of the Confederate flag...
With the expectation that the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to recede, Marlboro Music has announced there will be in-person summer chamber music performances during five concert weekends from July 16 through Aug. 14. However, Marlboro Music said, safety protocols will remain in place. Proof of vaccination will be required to attend all open rehearsals and performances, with vaccination and ID cards checked at the door. Audience members will be required to wear masks in the hall. “At this time, to...
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