Lasse Jeppesen Schmidt, a native of Denmark, is a former journalist. BRATTLEBORO-I will be frank...
BRATTLEBORO-It was no April Fool's Day Joke. On April 1, five Administration for Children regional...
Moss Kahler has served as recycling coordinator in Brattleboro. BRATTLEBORO-The Selectboard members are facing difficult...
WEST BRATTLEBORO-At no other time since its inception in 1970 has preserving what remains of...
For nearly 150 years, the First Baptist Church has held its religious services in the grand red brick church on 190 Main St. That tradition has come to an end. The final Sunday service on Nov. 24 got postponed due to bad weather. So, two days later, more than 100 people gathered at the church for one last religious service - the annual Thanksgiving observance by the Brattleboro Interfaith Leadership Alliance. But while First Baptist is leaving its longtime Main...
Main Street Arts (MSA) says it is “springing back to life with events, art exhibits, new programming, and much more to come” following a year of COVID-19 restrictions. The organization suspended all of its operations last July. “We can't wait to see our neighbors and friends once again,” said MSA Co-chair Gina Cote in a news release. As MSA reopens, “normal” means a focus on outdoor activities, and programs compatible with social distancing, including a series of “Summer Picnic Events”
We keep hearing a recurring refrain these days: How can people not accept facts? How can people believe that the government is lying about the election being fair? Why can't people just accept reality? Why indeed? While the current crop of “denied truths” seem incomprehensible to most Americans, it is just the latest preferred fiction that we use to guide our conduct and social organization. Let's start at the beginning and close to home. When predominantly British settlers expanded inland...
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