I am a long-time colleague of Starr's and a big fan. Brattleboro has made a brilliant choice! The town will reap rewards for years to come. I wish she were library director in my town.
Congratulations, Starr! Brooks Memorial Library is very lucky.
Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
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The percentage of Vermont homes bought by investors more than doubled in 2021, according to data from a company that analyzes property information. “We saw mortgage rates hit historical lows,” said Selma Hepp, deputy chief economist at California-based CoreLogic. “As a result of that, we saw much more activity from investors.” Hepp said investors were also attracted by the fact that rents soared by 12 percent nationwide in 2021. She pointed out that while Vermont had the most dramatic increase...
Six Windham County artists are among the 27 participating in a multimedia exhibition designed to explore what it means to be a Vermont artist. I AM . . . at the Vermont Arts Council's Spotlight Gallery at 136 State St., co-curated by West Brattleboro artist Shanta Lee Gander and Arts Council Communications Director Kira Bacon, will display two-dimensional art and offer a digital compilation of music and sound, spoken word, poetry, dance, and movement - all of which, according to...
I was impressed by the turnout and the energy of the recent Brattleboro Selectboard Candidates forum to which I was lucky enough to have been invited. The grassroots energy that has been ignited by recent turns in national politics is clearly being seen locally with an increase in protests, vocal support for historically underrepresented populations, and initiatives for ballot questions put before the voters. At the forum, that energy resulted in some questions that were difficult for me to answer,
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