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.
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...
Warm temperatures, heavy rain, and floating ice contributed to localized flooding along the Whetstone Brook in West Brattleboro on Jan. 24. Emergency services evacuated more than 50 people from the Mountain Home and Glen Park mobile home parks and Melrose Terrace. Brattleboro's Department of Public Works oversaw the demolition of two ice jams on Whetstone Brook. There were no reported injuries. Fire Chief Michael Bucossi received the emergency call at approximately 12:49 p.m. on Jan. 24. According to Bucossi, an...
Tatsuya Nakatani, renowned avant-garde percussionist composer and sound artist, will perform a solo set and a duet with Bonnie Kane at 118 Elliot on Saturday, Aug. 28. The concert begins at 7 p.m., and the suggested donation is $10. Active internationally since the 1990s, Nakatani has released more than 80 recordings and tours extensively, performing more than 150 concerts a year. His primary focus is his solo work and his large ensemble project, the Nakatani Gong Orchestra. Originally from Japan...
This is one of the most thoughtful pieces on the experience of sexual exploitation by adults of youngsters that I have read. I shared this piece on Facebook because so much of the writing on this difficult subject of sexual attack and exploitation is focused on blame at this point - and in some cases conflates “assault” with what appears to be simply coarse behavior that was acceptable to many Americans and so passed as “fooling around” until now -
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