BRATTLEBORO — My concern about the decommissioning of Vermont Yankee is that we focus too much on ideologues without adequate focus on workers.
AmÉe LaTour is a writer for nonprofits and lover of words and human beings. Recovery...
BRATTLEBORO-Peter Adair's essay is the best piece of writing I have seen in The Commons:
FLORENCE, MASS.-I just read with shock and awe, or just plain enthusiasm, a couple of...
Kris Pavek, a 71-year-old retired midwife and photographer, has often stayed in Brattleboro in summer...
The Brattleboro Retreat received another visit from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) this week. CMS is resurveying the private psychiatric hospital following a number of compliance issues on the part of the Retreat earlier this year. Once the survey is completed, it has 10 days to report any findings to the Retreat. If surveyors find that the hospital is not following the Plan of Correction the Retreat submitted to federal regulators, CMS will terminate its provider agreement on...
Sandglass Theater's signature event, A Rafter of Crankies, will take place on Thanksgiving weekend in the atmospheric big hall of Green Mountain Orchards, 130 West Hill Road. Performances will take place on Friday, Nov. 25, at 7 p.m. and on Saturday, Nov. 26, at 5 and 7:30 p.m. This year's crankie artists include annual favorites Eric Bass and Ines Zeller Bass, Anna Patton, and Brendan Taaffe. Donald Saaf will be rejoining the crew with something brand new. And, for the...
The writer has served on the Brattleboro Selectboard since 2019. BRATTLEBORO-Democratic voters in Windham-9 have the choice of two good candidates to replace Rep. Tristan Toleno in the State House. I was lucky enough to work closely with one of these candidates, Ian Goodnow, during our time together on the Brattleboro Selectboard. Ian is serious, thoughtful, energetic, and hard-working. He cares deeply about all facets of our community. From our time together on the board, I know that Ian is...
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