BRATTLEBORO — People who pick our food might have to work for 10 hours a day, and some have to work for 14 hours a day. Kids sometimes work for 10 to 14 hours, too.
People get really bad fevers in the sun.
These workers don't get a lot of money. I want them to get a lot of money - and a nice, shady farm to work on.
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...
The town will spend up to $40,000 to pay two facilitators and a nine-member citizens committee for a three-month study of municipal law enforcement in the era of Black Lives Matter. The Selectboard voted Sept. 15 to hire Brattleboro social worker Emily Megas-Russell and educator Shea Witzberger from Dummerston to head a review of the use of town resources for police and social services “to ensure equitable and optimal community health, wellness, and safety.” “When we're talking about bringing people...
I am writing to reach Windham region business owners and managers as well as leaders of nonprofits who need help responding to the economic calamity we now face as a result of the COVID-19 disease. Businesses and organizations that look to survive the next several months must take swift action to assess and understand their current financial situation. Following Vermont's emergency declaration by Gov. Phil Scott, the BDCC board of trustees, SeVEDS board of directors, and BDCC's entire team have...
Next Stage Arts, 15 Kimball Hill, presents Biribá Union, a musical trio featuring Grammy Award-winning Mike Block (cello, vocals); Christylez Bacon (beatbox, guitar, rhymes); and Patricia Ligia (electric bass, pandeiro, vocals) Sunday, March 3, at 7 p.m. "We love presenting projects that have a one-of-a-kind feel, and Mike Block has put together something people won't forget easily," Keith Marks, executive director of Next Stage Arts, said in a news release. "Block is a member of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble,
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