BRATTLEBORO — Thank you, Meg McCarthy, for your well-written commentary.
It is important that Vermont keep its prisoners here in Vermont - especially when they have lived the majority of their lives here.
Meg Mott is professor emerita of Marlboro College and Emerson College and describes herself as...
Pablo Bose is a professor in the Department of Geography and Geosciences at the University...
BRATTLEBORO-I have lived and voted in Brattleboro for 45 years, and I am writing about...
Jeff Potter has edited The Commons since 2008 and has been working in and around...
Over the past eight years, hundreds of “households in crisis” have received free home repairs from Southeastern Vermont Community Action. But that program now is at a crossroads. With a major funding source running out, the Westminster-based nonprofit is seeking a significant increase in federal grant money in order to “extend and expand” its emergency home repair program in Windham and Windsor counties. The organization is seeing increased demand for such repairs even as funding sources have decreased, so Executive...
On Friday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m., in the Centre Congregational Church parlor, a benefit concert for the Brattleboro Women's Chorus will be performed by two local-area vocal quartets, the Seymour Sisters and Singcrony. The Seymour Sisters are Betsy Williams, Laura Williams, Beth Spicer, and Kate Wolff, who sing old-time, gospel, country, and swing, and play banjo, mandolin, guitar, dobro and stand-up bass. Singcrony is an a cappella quartet consisting of Carrie Walker, Beth Kiendl, Ruth Allard, and Andrea Matthews.
Someone recently described Brattleboro as a paradox, and I think it's safe to say this is true for all of Vermont and, possibly, the entire planet. In these times of devastating loss and challenges, we all need to find those things that help keep us connected and grounded to hope. One way I do this is by coordinating and promoting Green Up Day locally. As many of you know, Green Up Day is a 53-year-old tradition that brings people together...
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