A contribution to the Sept. 4 Letters from Readers column called out U.S. Rep. Peter Welch for not voicing support for impeaching President Donald Trump.
Welch, in fact, called for Trump's impeachment on July 18.
If a show of force was needed against the drug and crime situation in the area, United States Attorney Christina E. Nolan delivered one on Tuesday at a press conference in the roll-call room at the Brattleboro Police Department. Nolan's visit to southern Vermont came on the heels of a three-day drug sweep in Brattleboro and Putney that netted 16 suspects. Flanked by 16 federal and state officials, state police officers, and Police Chief Michael Fitzgerald, Nolan sent a stern...
The Brattleboro Museum and Art Center (BMAC) invites the public to join artists Fawn Krieger and David B. Smith on Zoom Thursday, Feb. 1, at 7 p.m. for a discussion of their work, which is on view at the museum in the exhibit "Home Bodies" through March 9. Krieger, a ceramic artist, and Smith, a textile artist, share a creative approach: They layer and collapse physical materials and shapes to expand the possibilities of their respective media. According to Sarah...
In October 2020, Act 164 became law. This legislation outlines how Vermont will establish retail cannabis sales. The implementation of the legislation is still very much a work in progress. The act empowers communities to create a local cannabis control commission and for such commission to condition issuance of a local license on any zoning bylaw adopted. The purpose of this memo is to provide information on what zoning controls are authorized under the legislation. Many details have been left...
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