BELLOWS FALLS-On this Saturday, the 250th anniversary of two early Massachusetts battles that irrevocably advanced...
BRATTLEBORO-Greg Lesch. the executive director of the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce, died Feb. 19,
Many people in Windham County look on in frustration as they watch the police arrest...
ROCKINGHAM-The town of Rockingham recently announced that the Proposed Amendments to the town's Zoning and...
A developer that has proposed Windham County's first commercial wind turbines will have another two years to study the weather at the secluded project site in the towns of Windham and Grafton. The Vermont Public Service Board (PSB) has granted the request of Atlantic Wind LLC - the local business name of international wind-power developer Iberdrola Renewables - to allow its meteorological-testing towers to continue gathering data until December 2017. The extension was approved despite objections from the town of...
The Blanche Moyse Chorale, an affiliate of the Brattleboro Music Center, is now holding auditions for experienced choral singers in all vocal sections. The Chorale, founded in 1978, is a chamber chorus of about 30 voices who strive to attain the high level of musical artistry exemplified by its original director, Blanche Moyse. Although based in the Brattleboro area, the Chorale includes singers from the wider tri-state region and beyond. Weekly rehearsals are held on Sunday evenings at The Putney...
The writer represents District 9 in Brattleboro's Representative Town Meeting, BRATTLEBORO-The difference between our faltering two-party democracy and those with a much-more-vibrant multiparty system has been on my mind more than ever lately. Trevor Noah made an observation in an interview recently that in most places around the world people are far less tribal in their approach to politics. What comes with having more choices of parties and candidates is a far greater willingness to be critical of those they...
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