Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
BRATTLEBORO-In Brattleboro, a significant amount of public discourse happens online. While social media can be...
GREENFIELD, MASS.-When I saw the cover of The Commons, I decided to look over this...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group went off to Asheville, North Carolina! The multicultural group...
Peter Elwell, Brattleboro's town manager, sat down to talk the morning after the Selectboard covered a meaty agenda, which ranged from discussing a new dairy processing plant's plans to come to town to fundraising for the skatepark to Act 46. “They had a lot of ground to cover,” Elwell said. We started with the topic that intrigued me the most, because, well, it was my radio show. That topic: a new dairy processing plant: Culture Made Vermont, which plans to...
Margaret Shipman is the featured artist at Amy's Bakery Arts Café, which is displaying her paintings through the end of March. On her professional Facebook page (facebook.com/MargaretShipmanArt), Shipman writes that she is “inspired by the vibrant craziness of the natural world, dual nature of humanity, and magic in everyday life.” The show also includes Shipman's recent series of flower paintings, some of which include sewn fabric. Also on display: a number of her original oil-on-canvas illustrations from the Wayfarer Tarot,
Soon it will be Tuesday, March 2: Prepare to vote in the Town Meeting Day and Windham Southeast School District elections. • First, register to vote or make sure you are registered. You can do that online by using the online voter registration page at olvr.vermont.gov and request your ballots at My Voter Page, mvp.vermont.gov. If you encounter problems logging in, please contact your town clerk. For the Brattleboro Town Clerk, phone 802-251-8157 or email [email protected]. Strongly consider voting by...
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