WILMINGTON — What a well-written and thoughtful piece. I enjoyed reading it. Thank you, Ann Landenberger!
Michael Gigante, the clinician at the Brattleboro AIDS Project (now the AIDS Project of Southern...
Timothy Belknap is a Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting member representing District 9. For more information...
BELLOWS FALLS-My name is Dylan Stewart, and I am a senior at Windham Regional Career...
NEWFANE-Like a spoiled child, Donald Trump is whining about wanting a birthday parade that will...
Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor announced major revisions to the classification of exempt employees. The designations “exempt” and “nonexempt” refer to whether a position is subject to regulations for paying overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The changes go into effect on Dec. 1 and will require significant adjustments for some employers. In Vermont, it is estimated that up to 10,000 employees might be affected by these rules. Employers should begin the process now of understanding...
Print Town: Brattleboro's Legacy of Words, a vivid retelling of Brattleboro's storied printing, publishing, and literary life from its earliest days to the present, will be published in November, with more than 30 writers, many of whom were directly involved in the area's printing history, contributing to its pages. Produced over three years, through research, interviews, and personal memoir, a rich, at times amusing, story emerges. Two stories unearthed in Print Town include a local newspaper man channeling the ending...
Nov. 22: I awoke today unsettled, two days after the bridge action in which more than 300 water protectors required medical attention due to clear police overreaction to prayerful demonstration. The evening conflict began when a small group from Oceti Sakowin Camp took it upon themselves to begin unblocking the Route 1806 bridge. The police-supported blockade of the highway has been in effect since Oct. 27. Over three weeks ago, the police said that they would clear and open the...
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