BRATTLEBORO — We thank this community for supporting the Amber Bernier scholarship at our fifth Walk for Amber StorySlam, cosponsored by Strolling of the Heifers.
We had entertaining stories with a wonderful audience.
MacLean Gander is retired from a long career as a professor and administrator at Landmark...
Deborah Lee Luskin , one of this newspaper's original columnists, blogs at deborahleeluskin.com. WILLIAMSVILLE-I have...
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...
On March 18, the Board of Directors of Brattleboro Memorial Hospital (BMH) announced the appointment of Christopher J. Dougherty as the organization's new president and chief executive officer, effective May 9. Dougherty succeeds outgoing CEO Steven R. Gordon, who will retire in April after serving 11 years in that post. “We'd like to extend a very warm welcome to Chris Dougherty, who throughout his career has been known for his inclusive leadership style, impressive financial accomplishments, and the successful outcomes...
BRATTLEBORO-The Vermont Jazz Center will present Billy Childs, one of the leading pianists, composers, and arrangers of our time, on Sunday, Feb. 9, at 4 p.m. Childs will perform with trumpeter Jason Palmer, bassist Matt Penman, and drummer Ari Hoenig. They will be featuring material from the album The Winds of Change, which won a Grammy Award in 2023 for Best Instrumental Jazz Album of the Year. Billy Childs has earned 17 Grammy nominations and six Grammy awards. He is...
BRATTLEBORO-An open letter to the Brattleboro town manager: "Pride goeth before the fall." -Proverbs 16:18. The real elephant in the room when discussing the Brattleboro FY26 budget is emergency medical services. The decision in 2023 to terminate the services of Rescue Inc. was financially disastrous and continues to be. Rescue has again this year given the town administration and Selectboard a letter outlining what it would cost the town to use its services. The town has refused to release the...
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