RE: “What happens when a library loses its spirit?” [Column, Sept. 25]:
What a beautiful and resonant description of what we love about and get from libraries!
Charles F. Monette is a poet, teacher, playwright, actor, builder, and U.S. Army veteran. BRATTLEBORO-Recently,
Lachlan Francis chairs the Windham County Democratic Committee. WESTMINSTER-Democrats in the state Legislature scored some...
Fric Spruyt represents District 9 in Brattleboro's Representative Town Meeting. BRATTLEBORO-At the July 8 Brattleboro...
Jim Freedman is a leadership consultant and the author of Becoming a Leader: Identity, Influence,
The state has refined application guidelines for the fledgling economic development program designed to help businesses and nonprofits create jobs. Created last year, the Windham County Economic Development Program looks to help revive the county's economy in the wake of losing high-wage jobs from the closure of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant. At a Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon on April 15, Gov. Peter Shumlin made his goals for the program funding clear - jobs, jobs, and more jobs.
Vermont Performance Lab created the SEED Program in 2015 to help strengthen dance in the region by supporting local choreographers in the creation of new work. The program invests in Vermont artists by connecting them with tools and resources that build their work and capacity, according to a news release. Selection for SEED is a competitive process managed by VPL and each artist chosen is provided an artist fee, a residency at VPL, housing for up to five people for...
It is great to be back in Brattleboro. Thank you all very much for what you do as one of the most progressive communities, not only in our state, but in the United States of America. Thank you. Things like Strolling of the Heifers and Windham Grows, do not happen by accident. They happen because Orly Munzing, the organization's founder and executive director, is a very, very aggressive person - you all know that. She may be short, but she...
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