A great project, and one I am happy and honored to be involved in.
Derrik Jordan has found a new way to get visionary musicians' work seen and heard. He is a consummate host who always seems to ask the right questions.
Fric Spruyt is a property owner and property manager in Brattleboro and a member of...
BRATTLEBORO-The recent eclipse that Vermonters were able to experience was beyond breathtaking. My husband and...
PUTNEY-As a physician and a hospice volunteer, I read with interest the recent article highlighting...
BELLOWS FALLS-I see as a huge problem the number of apartments and houses being used...
Santa won't need a brand new bag, at least not this year. After the Nov. 7 final vote on the proposed plastic bag ordinance was waylaid by over an hour of public comment and multiple failed amendments, the Selectboard narrowly passed a different bag ban. In a 3-2 decision, Selectboard member Tim Wessel successfully amended the bag ban “to align ourselves with California's successful single-use plastic bag ban,” and prohibit retail and food-service establishments from giving customers thin-film single-use plastic...
When it comes to candidates for Brattleboro Selectboard, Richard Davis is the real deal. I have known Richard for over 40 years. We worked together at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital. We started the Windham County Heat Fund in 2005, raising almost $1 million and providing heat for over 2,000 families. Richard has served on many nonprofit boards. He also helped start Guilford Cares. When Richard says he will do something, he not only keeps his word but he accomplishes the task...
“Walkin' The Talk” is a concert to benefit efforts to bring asylum seekers to Vermont from border detention centers. The event will be held on Saturday, March 30, at 7 p.m., at the The Putney Quaker Meeting House, 17 Bellows Falls Rd. According to a news release, Putney Quaker Meeting is working together with the Community Asylum Seekers Project to bring an individual or family seeking asylum, but currently being held for lack of a sponsor in a Texas detention...
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