Tristan Roberts ([email protected]) is a former state representative, a small-scale farmer, and a writer who...
BRATTLEBORO-Big thanks to Joyce Marcel for an excellent article/interview with Becca Balint, and big thanks...
BRATTLEBORO-As I listen to all the reports of what's happening in the Texas Legislature, I...
SAXTONS RIVER-An open letter to Gov. Phil Scott: On Aug. 10, I received an email...
BRATTLEBORO-The more than 80 children who live at Ledgewood Heights, a 41-unit neighborhood for low- and moderate-income families run by Brattleboro Housing Partnerships (BHP), now have a new state-of-the-art playground. On May 16, BHP celebrated that milestone with a grand opening party that featured ice cream, face painting, and lots of smiles and laughter. The playground was the culmination of several years of work, with some help from an unexpected source. The original playground was installed in 1982, when Ledgewood...
The Brattleboro Women's Chorus, with more than 6o singers directed by Becky Graber, will present “Enjoy Your Life,” the 16th annual Mother's Day weekend concert on May 12 and 13, with several special guests. For the third spring concert in a row, pianist Alki Steriopoulos will be the guest musician. He will be joined by clarinetist Anna Patton. In addition, Patton's Women's Vocal Harmony Ensemble class at the Vermont Jazz Center will perform. The concert will feature two songs by...
I, for one, am sick of being shown everything in either red and blue. It's time for us to find our common ground so we can move forward in a way that is peaceful and community building. No matter how we voted, we are still each other's neighbors. We teach each other's children and put out each other's fires. We are the plumbers and doctors and nurses and mail carriers. We all need each other, and it's time to find...
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