Officials with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation presented two public information meetings - one in Hinsdale, and one in Brattleboro - to introduce the Connecticut River bridge project. If public comment at the Brattleboro meeting is any indication, residents really care about driving to Mountain Road in Hinsdale. In a presentation that lasted just under two hours, attendees' questions kept coming back to whether the new bridge's design would allow safe left turns onto Wantastiquet Mountain's access road. The...
On Friday, Jan. 10, the Brattleboro Music Center's Chamber Music Series presents acclaimed American pianist Jonathan Biss. Lauded by BBC Music Magazine as “one of the most thoughtful and technically accomplished pianists of the younger generation,” Biss has embarked on an ambitious project to record the complete cycle of Beethoven's 32 sonatas. “His journey will be well worth following,” said a New York Times reviewer in 2012, and Brattleboro's audience will get the chance to do so live when the...
To the Voters of Newfane: I've been honored to serve as Newfane school moderator since 2007, Newfane town moderator since 2010, and moderator of the Brookline and Newfane joint school meetings from the start. At each meeting I've moderated, my faith in democratic self-rule is strengthened as I've witnessed my neighbors speak up to be heard, even when what they have to say is unpopular, and I've been heartened as I've watched my neighbors listen tolerantly, even when they disagree.
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