BRATTLEBORO-When I first heard of the horrific terrorist attacks on the music festival and peaceful...
BRATTLEBORO-I am deeply disturbed by this letter by a group of local Jews who call...
BRATTLEBORO-The current state-sponsored denial of all food, water, medical supplies, and humanitarian assistance to the...
BRATTLEBORO-An open letter to the Brattleboro town manager: "Pride goeth before the fall." -Proverbs 16:18.
The village of Lower Bartonsville has been the driving force in getting an article on the upcoming Annual Town Meeting agenda to try to get some nominal funding for a police presence in rural parts of the town. This year, voters in Rockingham will consider spending $6,000 in taxpayer money to fund a contract with the Windham County Sheriff's Office. But opposition to the contract is emerging from the village of Bellows Falls, which funds its own police department, and...
Sandglass Theater presents its annual Winter Sunshine Series this February. All are invited to come celebrate the magic and warmth of puppetry for young audiences with four sensational puppet companies from Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, and Vermont. Dedicated to serving children and families through the art of puppetry, Sandglass will host a different live performance every Saturday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. throughout the month. To join in the magic, 8- to 14-year-olds can attend Sandglass's own Puppet Camp taught...
Given the shameful history of sexual abuse, coverups and retaliation in our society, it is perhaps understandable that there was a certain amount of distrust in how the Windham Southeast School district board would handle the allegations revealed in Mindy Haskins Rogers' report of sexual abuse, including statutory rape, at Brattleboro Union High School [“No more secrecy,” Viewpoint, Aug. 11, 2021]. Ms. Haskins Rogers noted that “The evidence seems damning, yet [Robert “Zeke” Hecker] was protected by supervisors, colleagues, and...
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