RE: “A good session for our lawmakers” [Editorial, May 16]:
A “good session” if you call redistributing other people's money good.
Rick Gordon was the founding director of the Compass School, which operated in Westminster from...
BRATTLEBORO-Have you been to 69A Elliot St. yet? Please stop in soon! It's such a...
BRATTLEBORO-I am a Connecticut-born Yankee American, second-generation Irish immigrant, raised-Catholic, 62-year-old woman working in Brattleboro.
DUMMERSTON-Without wanting to validate Trump's demonization of America's shockingly large homeless population, I would like...
Enough rumors and gossip have been swirling around the region regarding the ongoing novel coronavirus crisis that one town was compelled to issue a statement designed to knock down some of the chatter. “I have been advised this morning that some rumors of significant COVID-19 impacts are circulating in Brattleboro,” wrote Town Manager Peter Elwell in response to the fast-spreading virus, which originated in China and affects vulnerable populations with unusual intensity. “Examples include 'hospital staff have been instructed not...
On Wednesday, Oct. 12, from 6 to 10 p.m., the downtown arts venue Epsilon Spires continues its Food System Series of film screenings and pop-up dinners presented in partnership with the local organic microgreen farm Grateful Greens. This installment features a four-course dinner of regional, sustainably produced ingredients by the Brattleboro-based caterer Forage & Flourish, followed by a showing of the 2020 documentary Kiss the Ground. “My vision for this series is to bring awareness to what is going on...
There are some very disturbing trends happening within Bellows Falls and actions by the village's elected officials. • The lack of care in protecting any of the interests of the village while seemingly handing the keys over to the town. This is in reference to the merger committee and village trustees' participation in the meetings as five members of said committee. The request made by village resident Andrew Smith is a significant one, calling for a current assessment of all...
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