WESTMINSTER — Windham County Sheriff Keith Clark has had an issue with truth and transparency in a lot of his public jobs. The Liberty Mill Justice Center is him at work again. It's all about him and his desires. What about the people? His lack of local concern tells a bigger story.
Be wary of Sheriff Clark and the way he does business. The LMJC project is a great idea - if placed properly outside of this beautiful village that we call home.
Leslie Zucker is a certified professional life coach, a facilitator of a women's group, and...
Corey DiMario is a musician and the proprietor of Patio Coffee, at the Hooker-Dunham block,
Kerry Secrest serves as honorary consul of Lithuania to Vermont. BRATTLEBORO-A heartfelt thank you to...
BRATTLEBORO-When I worked at a major airport, I learned to refer to people on airplanes...
At this year's Brattleboro Literary Festival, more than 55 authors of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry will delve into the rich - and, sometimes, contentious - theme of identity. “To survive in the world, you need to know who you are and where you come from,” said festival founder Sandy Rouse. Rouse said that at this year's festival - the 18th - the literary works presented will focus on identity, from the personal, to the communal, to the global. The festival...
Aug. 14 is the date for the primary election in Vermont. Patrick Gilligan is seeking the Republican nomination for state representative representing Guilford and Vernon. Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond his control; Patrick was unable to complete the petition process to have his name placed on the ballot. He is asking you to request a Republican ballot and write his name in for the state representative position. I, too, am asking that you take a Republican ballot and with your...
The Brattleboro Concert Choir presents “Power: Music of Defiance and Strength” at Persons Auditorium in Marlboro, on Saturday and Sunday, May 13 and 14. Led by Director Jonathan Harvey, the group's performances will feature Joseph Haydn's Lord Nelson's Mass and Marianne Martines's Dixit Dominus with orchestra. “The Concert Choir is particularly excited for these concerts, since they will be our first performances with full orchestra since January 2020 - over three years ago,” Harvey said in a news release. “The...
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