Of course, there is the little issue of Richard Gagnon having the opportunity to serve out his sentence locally.
His victim, regrettably, will never have the opportunity to see his loved ones again.
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...
Elizabeth Taylor couldn't come - mainly because she died in 2011. But her exquisitely carved, pink peacock cameo earrings were for sale on Main Street in Brattleboro for just one day last week. And Jerry Lee Lewis couldn't come either - the bad boy of rockabilly piano isn't dead yet, but he may be too old to travel. Or maybe he just doesn't care that his 1950s-era ID bracelet, with “Jerry Lee Lewis” inscribed on it, was also up for...
Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present a night of swing, honky-tonk, and fiddle by The Sweetback Sisters and Elixir at Next Stage on Friday, March 7, starting at 7:30. The Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Sweetback Sisters forge their own sound by delivering arrangements combining the soul of classic 1940s- and '50s-era country music with an undeniably contemporary edge. Their rollicking country, swing, honky-tonk, and old-time music is as infectious as it is heartbreaking. The band (www.thesweetbacksisters.com) is Emily Miller on...
Recently, on BCTV, I watched the candidates forum for those persons running for the merged Windham Southeast Supervisory District Board. I was pleased to see so many people who value our children's education enough to run. It is a huge commitment of time, so thanks to all of you. Two of the seats are contested, and I have decided to support Liz Adams of Putney and Emily Murphy Kaur of Brattleboro. (Regardless of which town you live in, you can...
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