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.
Django Grace describes himself as an environmentalist, skier, chiller, and lifelong Brattleborian. He graduated from...
Chloe Learey is the executive director of Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development...
WESTMINSTER WEST-My recent essay in The Commons revealed the unique position of Vermont as a...
Roger Allbee served as secretary of agriculture, farms, and markets for Vermont in the administration...
A man accused of breaking into a residence on Oak Grove Avenue took refuge in the women's bathroom at Oak Grove School before he was arrested by police on Feb. 19. According to Brattleboro Police Capt. Mark Carignan, the man - 31-year-old Christopher R. McLean of Brattleboro - was arrested without incident and no children were in danger. McLean was arraigned in Windham District Court on charges of burglary of an occupied building, possession of a narcotic drug, and possession...
Join Epsilon Spires in welcoming artist Lauren Pakradooni to the Epsilon Spires Gallery, 190 Main St., during Gallery Walk on Friday, Nov. 1. Multimedia artist Pakradooni will incorporate kinetic sculpture, printmaking, and sound in her installation. Two wall-mounted sculptural panels will project sound that will complement and contrast with two free-standing sculptures with internal speakers. The free-standing acrylic glass sculptures will be interactive, housing speakers and sand that, when turned over, will behave like an hourglass, with falling sand slowly...
I feel compelled to air a pet peeve that I have had for years. Every year I get a property tax statement that contains four tear-off tabs that I am to mail in to the town with a check for quarterly payment of my property taxes. I am almost 66 years old - I forget to mail in the stubs or I lose them. The town sends me no notification that tax payments are due. In fact, the only notification...
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