PUTNEY — So, we'll finally get VPR in Putney [“VPR station for Brattleboro will soon broadcast,” June 13]? Hallelujah!
I've always been able to get VPR in my cars, but not in the house. I hope it works.
Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
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Town Clerk Hilary Francis says that petitions are now available for town officers, school district officers, and Town Meeting members. Town elections take place Tuesday, March 3, at American Legion Post 5 on Linden Street. Voting in Vermont's presidential primary also takes place that day. The Annual Representative Town Meeting takes place Saturday, March 21 at Brattleboro Area Middle School. Petitions for town and town school district officers must contain at least 30 valid signatures of registered Brattleboro voters and...
Westminster West resident Jessie Haas will virtually visit Village Square Booksellers on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 11 a.m., to discuss her newest horse novel The Hungry Place. In this horse adventure - described in a news release as “perfect for fans of Black Beauty” - a Connemara pony, is pampered and beloved, then abused and neglected, until a 12-year-old girl brings love to her again. The pony, Princess, lives a charmed life of brown sugar cubes, crunchy apples, sweet grass,
On Oct. 8, the hard-working staff and dedicated board members from Morningside Shelter organized and held the first annual Hike for the Homeless event at the base of Mount Wantastiquet. The weather was a gift: sunshine and warmth. If you've ever been homeless, you would know when weather is a gift and when weather can be miserable, when sleeping or living outside is dire. Homelessness doesn't just happen during a flood or after a fire; it happens every day in...
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