BRATTLEBORO — RE: “A community photographer, mentor, and friend” [Editorial, April 3]:
A nice tribute to a good friend who is already missed by many.
Lasse Jeppesen Schmidt, a native of Denmark, is a former journalist. BRATTLEBORO-I will be frank...
BRATTLEBORO-It was no April Fool's Day Joke. On April 1, five Administration for Children regional...
Moss Kahler has served as recycling coordinator in Brattleboro. BRATTLEBORO-The Selectboard members are facing difficult...
WEST BRATTLEBORO-At no other time since its inception in 1970 has preserving what remains of...
When local leaders first decided to rent portable restrooms in 2019 for a downtown with few public options, it seemed like a good idea. Until, they discovered, it wasn't. “These locations quickly became attractive nuisances where criminal and drug activity was undertaken,” interim Town Manager Patrick Moreland said of a plan that cost $1,000 a month in tax money. Local leaders, discontinuing the portable restrooms this year, now are seeking a less problematic and more permanent solution - one that...
Saxophonist/vocalist/composer Camille Thurman will appear in the “Emerging Artist Series” with the Darrell Green Trio at the Vermont Jazz Center on Saturday, Nov. 4, at 8 p.m. Called a “rising star” by Downbeat magazine and a “first class saxophonist that blows the proverbial roof off the place” by All About Jazz, Camille Thurman will be accompanied by her touring ensemble, the Darrell Green Trio, which includes Darrell Green, drums; David Bryant, piano; Rashaan Carter, bass. Thurman is a modern player...
The current system of an elected Selectboard comprised of five town residents, a professional town manager who runs daily municipal operations, and Representative Town Meeting provides for a great deal of public involvement and professionalism. Why change that? Our town manager is doing a wonderful job! What happens to him with a mayor? A mayoral system creates more executive power. Why would this be good for Brattleboro? A mayor who would also be expected to run the town would make...
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