BRATTLEBORO — I agree the wording on the ballot seemed biased.
The issue is the amendments were poor options for the most part, regardless of how they were presented.
MacLean Gander is retired from a long career as a professor and administrator at Landmark...
Deborah Lee Luskin , one of this newspaper's original columnists, blogs at deborahleeluskin.com. WILLIAMSVILLE-I have...
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...
An estimated 15,000 gallons of heating oil spilled from a tank at the Soundview Paper Company mill on Nov. 2, much of it entering Sacketts Brook, which flows into the Connecticut River. Authorities have thus far recovered more than 12,000 gallons of the sludgy No. 2 heating oil, according to Mike Nucci, an environmental analyst with the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation spill team. He said he expected authorities to discover more of the missing oil when they excavate the...
On Sunday, Oct. 25, from 3 to 5 p.m., Halloween-inspired fun for the whole family will take place at Epsilon Spires' Halloween Jamboree in the arts venue's outdoor socially-distanced Backlot Cinema. The Lovelight's Theatre Troupe will present a quaint old-fashioned musical play. “See the witches dance, hear the ghosts sing, and any children who come dressed as witches and ghosts may join in, if they dare,” according to a news release for the event. D.J. Sparkles will spin spooky vinyl...
Marta Gossage engages on issues surrounding communities, both in Brattleboro and online. BRATTLEBORO-In a Jan. 8 article in the Reformer ["Planet Hank's charge to change downtown"], Hank Poitras says his bike was stolen, and he drove around, found it, and recovered it. After that, he filmed himself chasing and following the person and making siren noises. He said he got a lot of response to that video, which gave him a feel-good moment and he wanted to repeat that success.
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