BRATTLEBORO — Shela Linton has always been awesome for Brattleboro. She wants to empower other people.
In light of this kind of commitment, activism becomes clear as humanitarianism.
Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this...
BRATTLEBORO-What a depressing time to celebrate Independence Day, as No. 47 and his obedient and...
Sarah Ellis is a writer and mental health advocate who grew up in Brattleboro and...
BRATTLEBORO-Analysis of Brattleboro's Charter Revision Survey reveals growing dissatisfaction with the current Representative Town Meeting...
In early 2014, Roger Allbee set aside the issue he knew best - agriculture - to become the top administrator of Vermont's smallest hospital. It has been, he says, “a learning experience.” Allbee, who on July 13 announced his pending retirement from Grace Cottage Hospital, said he has become well-acquainted during the past three years with the regulatory and financial problems rural hospitals face. But he is also convinced there's still a place for a small, independent hospital focused on...
PUTNEY-Next Stage Arts and Twilight Music present multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and singer Keith Murphy with The Band Of Amber and their special guest Scottish fiddler Jenna Moynihan at Next Stage, 15 Kimball Hill, on Friday, April 11, at 7:30 p.m. Since its debut performance at Next Stage in June 2024, the quartet has expanded its repertoire and refined its ensemble sound. Murphy has played traditional music from an early age, growing up surrounded by the folk songs, ballads, and dance...
BRATTLEBORO-I feel unsafe when I see a white man with a gun. I do not lobby for gun control. I don't want to take away my neighbors' guns, no matter their gender or race. I do not pester the Selectboard to ban guns in town. I think that would be pretty rude of me. But I do feel unsafe when I see a white man with a gun! The sight scares me. My heart rate goes up, and I have...
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