RE: “Can a bicycle replace the family car?” [News, Nov. 7]:
A spot of inspiring news! If people in Vermont can ride bikes even in the winter, we certainly can here in California!
BRATTLEBORO-What a depressing time to celebrate Independence Day, as No. 47 and his obedient and...
Sarah Ellis is a writer and mental health advocate who grew up in Brattleboro and...
BRATTLEBORO-Analysis of Brattleboro's Charter Revision Survey reveals growing dissatisfaction with the current Representative Town Meeting...
GUILFORD-A term often used regarding a military action is "collateral damage." This term masks the...
The Brattleboro Selectboard made a pitch to lawmakers for a bigger slice of the economic pie March 26. The lawmakers under the Golden Dome listened politely. All five members of the Selectboard, interim Town Manager Patrick Moreland, and Town Manager Executive Secretary Jan Anderson had traveled to Montpelier to seek alternatives for raising revenues that could offset municipal property taxes. “We're unduly burdened because we're providing services to the region as a whole,” said Selectboard Chair David Gartenstein, who attested...
Kathy Urffer is the Vermont river steward for Connecticut River Conservancy. As River Steward for Connecticut River Conservancy, I can't stop thinking about rivers. Since the 2011 Tropical Storm Irene, as an organization we have been racing to get projects done to protect communities before the next big flood. Projects like berm removals, which allow our rivers to access flood plains so they can slow down and dissipate the energy of floodwaters. Projects like the removal of deadbeat dams (those...
Next Stage Arts Project presents Cat Dail & The Magnets and The Bluebird Orchestra on Friday, June 6, at 7:30 p.m., at Next Stage, 15 Kimball Hill in Putney, in a benefit for Next Stage. Cat Dail is a singer songwriter/guitarist splitting her time between New York City and New Hampshire. Raised in Kansas City surrounded by blues and jazz greats, as a kid she saw Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Rich, and the Count Basie Orchestra. She was immersed in country...
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