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.)
Michael Gigante, the clinician at the Brattleboro AIDS Project (now the AIDS Project of Southern...
Timothy Belknap is a Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting member representing District 9. For more information...
BELLOWS FALLS-My name is Dylan Stewart, and I am a senior at Windham Regional Career...
NEWFANE-Like a spoiled child, Donald Trump is whining about wanting a birthday parade that will...
The Vermont Legislature is entering the final phase of the 2022 session, with the budget bill for fiscal year 2023, the transportation bill, and the capital spending bill all receiving approval from the House last week. The proposed state budget for FY 2023 is more than $8 billion, the largest in Vermont history, thanks to strong General Fund revenues and hundreds of millions of dollars in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. But when local lawmakers briefed members of...
BRATTLEBORO-CX Silver Gallery, 814 Western Ave., will host an Artist Talk featuring Melissa Rubin and Amy Beecher in conversation on Saturday, March 15, from 1 to 3 p.m. This event coincides with the solo exhibition "Field Notes: Recent Work by Melissa Rubin," currently on view at the gallery through May 25. During the talk, Beecher and Rubin will explore the themes, visual elements, and psychological layers of this exhibition, delving into the process, imagery, and inspiration behind the works on...
BRATTLEBORO-Wealth and taxes: two entwined topics that often quickly provoke strong emotions. It seems we often get stuck in the same patterns talking about them. I wonder what would happen if we approached them differently. For instance, what if we did not react to having to pay taxes as some kind of punishment and instead saw it as an opportunity to pay for what our communities need? When we hear a firetruck's sirens, drive on smooth roads, or pass a...
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