PUTNEY — Retired Brattleboro Police Department Captain Mark Carignan's premier novel Out from Under: George V. Higgins would have admired it.
If you know who he was, that's my review.
If you don't, read both.
Jason Cooper, a real estate investor, developer, and property manager, has served as a steering...
Jessica Dolan, Ph.D. (District 8) is a Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting member. BRATTLEBORO-Our predecessors were...
Emilie Kornheiser, Ian Goodnow, Mollie Burke, Michael Mrowicki, and Zon Eastes are state representatives; Nader...
SPRINGFIELD-On April 16, during his inaugural speech as secretary of health and human services, Robert...
Vermont officials began assessing damage Tuesday after several inches of rain fell on many parts of the state the day before, flooding towns, closing roads and prompting several rescues. Following July's devastating floods, the rain caused widespread anxiety as state and local officials watched rivers jump their banks, in some cases flooding businesses and basements. By Tuesday afternoon, most waterways had receded, though many remained swollen. "Some rivers are still at flood stage and most have extremely strong currents," Public...
Theatre Adventure's Wednesday Troupe has created a new spring production, The Seeking Traveler and the Cloudworld, written for them by Maia Gilmour. From last year's show, the Curious Child character has grown up and, through great courage and with the aid of many magical characters, searches the oceanwide world for “the most beautiful art for all to enjoy.” The troupe sums up the plot: “Up in the clouds, the world is bright with sunshine and dew. The air feels soft...
W hen my siblings and I were growing up and we did something untoward that got us into trouble, my mother would say, “Let that be a lesson to you!” I've remembered that line whenever someone thinks I'm overreacting when I say the Trump administration opened the way to a functioning autocracy rapidly morphing into full-blown fascism. I think about the truism that “history is prologue.” We should be taking that truth more seriously. A chilling December article in The...
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