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.
Robin Rieske is facilitator of CSUR, a collaborative effort that includes Voices of Hope, Turning...
Em Megas-Russell, a licensed social worker, Brattleboro resident, and business owner, collaborated on the Community...
Lisa Jablow is a longtime animal advocate and a board member of Protect Our Wildlife...
Jeff Potter has edited The Commons since 2008 and has been working in and around...
Daily virtual support group for domestic violence survivors BRATTLEBORO - The Women's Freedom Center is expanding its support group for domestic violence survivors during the COVID-19 crisis. Starting Monday, April 6, and extending through the month (and beyond if necessary), a daily support group will meet virtually - by videoconference or telephone - Monday through Friday, from noon to 1 p.m. This group is free, confidential, and entirely by drop-in - you can attend as often as you'd like. The...
Abi Healey: My friendship with Angela Berkfield started with new parenting (we were both pregnant for the first time) and quickly moved into common interests and a deep connection. When my son was born, and wasn't able to nurse effectively, she became one of his milk mamas, stocking our freezer with mason jars full of breast milk. The first summer of our kids' lives, we gardened together; when our babies were just a few months old, she proposed that our...
BRATTLEBORO-Mitchell-Giddings Fine Arts (MGFA), 183 Main St., presents "Beyond Reason," an exhibition of stop-action images of burlesque dancers and circus performers, by New York photographer Amy Arbus, who is represented by MGFA. There will be an opening and artist reception Saturday, Aug. 24, 5 to 7 p.m. The next day, commencing at 3 p.m. at the Brattleboro School of Dance, MGFA and New England Center for Circus Arts will host a short circus performance followed by an artist talk at...
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