BRATTLEBORO — I am so proud of what Ann Braden has done, and I have been honored to work with her on GunSense Vt. projects. I believe she will be an amazing senator when her time comes.
(Also, her successor is Clai Lasher-Sommers, not Lashman.)
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BRATTLEBORO-Peter Adair's essay is the best piece of writing I have seen in The Commons:
FLORENCE, MASS.-I just read with shock and awe, or just plain enthusiasm, a couple of...
Kris Pavek, a 71-year-old retired midwife and photographer, has often stayed in Brattleboro in summer...
Windham County's largest and longest-serving emergency medical services provider is set to take over for a cash-strapped peer in neighboring New Hampshire. Rescue Inc., a Brattleboro-based nonprofit, will assume the obligations of the family-owned R.J. DiLuzio Ambulance, which has wrestled with a $648,965 federal tax bill in the Granite State city of Keene and surrounding Cheshire County towns. “They have been struggling financially, and we are going to step in to provide continuity,” said Drew Hazelton, Rescue's chief of operations.
Witness local “celebrities” showcasing their dance skills while supporting a great cause on Saturday, April 27, when Youth Services presents “Can Windham County Dance?” According to a news release, the gala and dance show at SIT, from 5 to 10 p.m., is a twist on televisions' hit reality show, Dancing with the Stars. This Youth Services event, presented by Twombly Wealth Management, offers a silent auction, a dinner prepared by A Vermont Table, and an hour-long dance show culminating in...
I was delighted to see that Putney's Development Review Board approved the Windham and Windsor Housing Trust's project for 25 apartments on Alice Holway Drive in the village. I was very disappointed to learn that opponents of the project are planning to appeal the DRB's decision, and I sincerely hope they will withdraw their appeal. We Putney taxpayers will have to pay a lawyer to defend the board's approval, which was unanimous with one abstention. After reviewing the application for...
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