BRATTLEBORO — I would like to teach you about farming.
I have to say: Kids pick our food. Farm owners spray pesticides on the food. The pesticides make kids sick.
People who work in this profession should get $4 to $20 per bucket or bag.
Jason Cooper, a real estate investor, developer, and property manager, has served as a steering...
Jessica Dolan, Ph.D. (District 8) is a Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting member. BRATTLEBORO-Our predecessors were...
Emilie Kornheiser, Ian Goodnow, Mollie Burke, Michael Mrowicki, and Zon Eastes are state representatives; Nader...
SPRINGFIELD-On April 16, during his inaugural speech as secretary of health and human services, Robert...
It was 1986, and in Vermont the winds of social justice were blowing warm and strong. One of the things people were talking about was the need for affordable housing. In an overheated real estate market, investors were buying buildings but either flipping them or letting them fall into disrepair. Low-income people were finding it difficult to keep a roof over their heads. The Vermont Housing & Conservation Board, devoted to preserving Vermont land as well as its built environment,
DUMMERSTON-Vermont Theatre Company (VTC) has released the lineup and casts for its production of one act plays at the Evening Star Grange in Dummerston Center, Thursday through Sunday, Nov. 21–24. VTC Artistic Director Jessica Iris (Gelter) says she has brought together four directors to work in a peer-support cohort to learn, share ideas, advice, and passions with each other while bringing four plays to life. Casey Parles will direct Emotional Baggage by Lindsay Price, an exploration of the feelings we...
Thank you to all of the voters who turned out for the Brattleboro election on March 5. Democracy is alive and well in our town. And thank you to those who voted for me. I hope to represent those who voted for me and those who voted for other candidates. The Brattleboro Selectboard is a nonpartisan institution, and that means that we have a great deal of potential for collaboration and consensus-building. I hope to promote that climate on the...
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