BRATTLEBORO — Whoever painted this graffiti on a rock in the West River estuary, please desist.
Haven't we already done enough to the Abenaki lands?
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The late Robert Gannett was a rare breed - and not just because he was both a direct descendant of his hometown of Brattleboro's namesake, Revolutionary War figure William Brattle, as well as the husband of a granddaughter of President Theodore Roosevelt. Gannett held one of his southeastern Vermont district's two Senate seats from 1973 to 1992 - the last Republican to do so. In the three decades since Gannett retired, only Democrats have represented Windham County in the state...
BRATTLEBORO-Recently, a friend and I, each from our own homes, did a half-hour Zoom training to phone bank for Jamal Bowman, the Black Democratic congressman representing lower Westchester county and parts of the Bronx. As many readers know, he's facing a huge challenge in the upcoming Democratic primary there on June 25 from one George Lattimer, an undistinguished, retired former county executive who probably had no thought of running until he was approached by AIPAC [the American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee].
The Rock River Players (RRP) present "Looking for Love, a Valentine's Cabaret," Friday and Saturday, Feb. 9 and 10, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 11, at 3 p.m. at the Williamsville Hall, 35 Dover Rd. In a news release, producer Annie Landenberger says "the cabaret, with deep roots in France and Germany in the early 20th century, has long been a trendsetting form of entertainment, featuring a variety of performance styles for an audience that's typically enjoying from small...
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