BRATTLEBORO — I have come to view Donald Trump simply as “The Abscess.”
Elayne Clift (elayne-clift.com) has written this column about women, politics, and social issues from the...
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BRATTLEBORO-Rep. Emilie Kornheiser has the knowledge, the experience, and the relationships to do the job...
BRATTLEBORO-By fighting for programs for the most marginalized, Rep. Emilie Kornheiser ensures a better quality...
Despite some caveats and details still to be ironed out, Town Meeting members will meet virtually on Sept. 12 for Annual Representative Town Meeting in a process that a committee says will fundamentally preserve the democratic elements of the traditional in-person deliberations. COVID-19 derailed the meeting's original March 21 date. Since then, town staff and Selectboard have struggled to find a meeting structure that balanced the need to protect meeting members' health with the need to protect Representative Town Meeting's...
On July 18, Jodi Keeler, chair of the Dover Free Library Trustees, summarily informed John Flores, director of the library, that his employment had been terminated "for the good of the community." John has been library director for 24 years - always working "for the good of the community"! The Dover Free Library, under Mr. Flores's direction, is one of the jewels of the Deerfield Valley. Over the years, he has brought his energy, warmth, imagination, intelligence, and profound love...
Like the phoenix that emerged from the Main Street Arts (MSA) gallery on May Day, MSA's summer season “sparks new energy with diverse music and theater performances,” organizers say. The first event, on Friday, May 27 at 7 p.m., features a “beloved” Vermont singer-songwriter, Elizabeth Rogers, who will also be performing this summer at Carnegie Hall. Born and raised in Manhattan, vocalist Rogers began her professional singing career at the age of nine in the children's choruses of the Metropolitan...
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