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...
Gary Snyder serves on the town ADA Advisory Committee and is a board member for the Vermont Center for Independent Living, a nonprofit advocacy organization designed to “promote the dignity, independence, and civil rights of Vermonters with disabilities,” according to the organization's website. He noted that while people were walking on Aug. 28 to raise awareness around safety, the physical terrain of downtown can stymie people with mobility issues all year long. Objects on sidewalks like sandwich boards and seating...
On Friday, Feb. 10, from 5 to 6 p.m., the Brattleboro Literary Festival will host U.K. author and environmentalist Fred Pearce to discuss his book, A Trillion Trees: Restoring Our Forests by Trusting in Nature. Pearce’s new book is a guide through spectacular forests around the world. Along the way, he charts the extraordinary pace of forest destruction, and explores why some are beginning to recover. “With vivid, observant reporting,” states a news release, “Pearce transports readers to the remote...
By Nov. 1, according to the text of legislation introduced into the Vermont House of Representatives, merger with adjoining school districts shall have been discussed by every school board in Vermont. By Dec. 1, voting on whether to pursue a merger - whether “to perform a more comprehensive analysis of potential merger,” according to the text of the legislation - shall have been completed by every school board in Vermont. Representatives and senators usually introduce bills during the first month...
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