Congratulations, Robbs!
You are some of the hardest working people I know, and you deserve every maple product sale you get from this opportunity and others!
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...
Timothy Belknap is a Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting member representing District 9. BRATTLEBORO-To the Brattleboro...
Howard Fairman, a native Vermonter, likes to study official public documents and presentations, research their...
There were few questions at a May 2 meeting of the Planning Commission, when the town's Planning Department staff members offered a presentation about cannabis establishments and zoning. About 20 people attended via Zoom, with a smattering of people attending in person. Planning Director Sue Fillion showed maps of districts in town reflecting where cannabis can and cannot be sold and/or cultivated. Overall, siting of a cannabis shop cannot be prohibited because, in 2021, voters opted in to retail sales...
For the month of September, the Crowell Gallery, 23 West St., hosts an exhibit of works by Nancy Calicchio. An artist reception is planned on Saturday, Sept. 11, from 4 to 6 p.m. “Through the Seasons” is a collection of 20 paintings created during pandemic isolation. Calicchio had always painted en plein air, enjoying Vermont's native beauty through the shifting seasons and in the fleeting light. COVID-19 changed that, forcing her to work inside her studio, where she found some...
It was deeply disturbing to hear a member of Brattleboro's decidedly homogenous, all-white Selectboard declare that even though the town has no employees of color, he considers town government “diverse.” I'm not going to try to parse what he meant by that. As a person of privilege, I admit to frequent stumbles in how I talk about race and diversity. In fact, I'm anxious about writing this letter lest I appear to be trying to speak on behalf of people...
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