Lindsey Britt is a textile artist, solution-finder, award-winning vegan baker, and nonprofit administrator who serves...
Tim Hayes is retired as a junior high school teacher at Marlboro School, where he...
Bert Picard is an activist, having retired as a Teamster truck driver who has organized...
The writer is the local organizer of NALC Branch 37. BRATTLEBORO-On Sunday, March 23, a...
The federal government will decide in mid-August if it will continue funding the Brattleboro Retreat. The Retreat, the state's largest private psychiatric hospital, faces decertification because it failed to meet federal standards in a review last spring. If the hospital cannot satisfy the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services, the agency could terminate Medicaid funding for the retreat or shut down the facility entirely. Doug Racine, the secretary of the Vermont Agency of Human Services, says if the Retreat loses...
Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present an evening of contemporary bluegrass and folk music with The Lonely Heartstring Band and The Stockwell Brothers at Next Stage on Saturday, Nov. 24, at 7:30 p.m. The Lonely Heartstring Band is Boston-based, Berklee College of Music graduates George Clements (guitar, vocals), Patrick M'Gonigle (fiddle, vocals), Charles Clements (bass, vocals), Matt Witler (mandolin), and Gabe Hirshfeld (banjo). Their music is a combination of old and new styles, melding the sounds of traditional...
One of my favorite quotes from Rep. John Moran is: “In a national setting where Congress and the Supreme Court appear to have more respect for the personhood of corporations than women, it is with satisfaction that I can be part of our moving forward in Vermont to create a just balance between work and family, and fairness in employment for men and women alike.” Examining John's accomplishments and his focus points, one can readily see how his actions support...
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