RE: “Visions, values, and tragedy” [Special Focus, July 17]:
After two years, reading this story breaks my heart. Richard Gagnon, thank you for writing. My prayers for you, and for everyone in Brattleboro, continue.
Cassandra Holloway works for a nonprofit that focuses on substance misuse prevention and youth empowerment. Gavin...
WESTMINSTER WEST-The United States is in a different place from where it was seven months...
GUILFORD-I want to commend Steev Lynn for correcting the historical record in response to Tristan...
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PUTNEY-Julie Winchester had no desire to get involved in the restaurant business. What she did want was to bring her community together and show visitors what her town has to offer. And she had a vision that included making Exit 4 a destination - maybe even a food truck spot. After a while, since no one else was stepping up, Winchester did. Now Rod's Food Truck Park is open every Friday and Sunday, from 4 p.m. until dusk or until...
Bass player and band leader Samson "Sam" Grisman, 33, of Nashville, Tennessee, tells us how excited he is about touring with his new band, Sam Grisman Project. The band's upcoming tour will bring the four members to The Stone Church on Thursday, Oct. 26 for an "acoustic and electric set of timeless music," he says. That music pays tribute to the offerings of two friends: Grisman's father, David "Dawg" Grisman, 78, and the late Jerry Garcia, of the Grateful Dead.
Thank you to all the voters of Brattleboro District 2 who voted in the Aug. 11 primary election, and to those who voted to support me as their representative in Montpelier for the coming term. In the midst of this pandemic, so many of you exercised your right to vote by taking an absentee ballot. And those who voted in person found that the polling station was well-prepared with strong protocols to ensure a safe voting experience. It was heartening...
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