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.
Charles F. Monette is a poet, teacher, playwright, actor, builder, and U.S. Army veteran. BRATTLEBORO-Recently,
Lachlan Francis chairs the Windham County Democratic Committee. WESTMINSTER-Democrats in the state Legislature scored some...
Fric Spruyt represents District 9 in Brattleboro's Representative Town Meeting. BRATTLEBORO-At the July 8 Brattleboro...
Jim Freedman is a leadership consultant and the author of Becoming a Leader: Identity, Influence,
Some people call him St. Patrick. Former U.S. Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, along with his wife, Marcelle, are beloved by many in Vermont for many reasons. First, for their accessibility, and second, for their clear and obvious love of Vermont. Third, for being on the right side of most of the issues Vermonters care about. Fourth, for their wit, charm, warmth and grace. And fifth, for Sen. Leahy's record of ensuring that Vermont would get its slice of the federal-funding...
PUTNEY-Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present contemporary folk singer-songwriters Crys Matthews and Sam Robbins at Next Stage on Friday, July 11, at 7:30 p.m. Nashville-based Matthews is part of the new generation of social justice music makers. An award-winning, lyricist and composer, Matthews blends country, Americana, folk, blues, and bluegrass into a performance steeped in traditional melodies. She says he's on a mission to "amplify the voices of the unheard, to shed light on the unseen, and to...
BRATTLEBORO-On Feb. 25, the Reformer published an article describing how this administration's canceling of all federal funds for diversity, equality and inclusion programs is affecting local organizations whose mission is to to support the most vulnerable in our community. This administration sees such programs as "radical and wasteful" yet wants to give billionaires an extension of the $4.5 billion tax cut, while cutting Medicaid and other programs for the middle class! At the same time, Trump describes himself as a...
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