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Voices

So happy for family

By
Betsy Jaffe
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 — Issue 313

Love this story! Ana was my son Leo's preschool teacher. I am so happy for the family and the amazing resourcefulness and commitment that brought them all back together. So happy for Ana.

Voices

Mr. Garvey did not need to die

By
MadFreedom Advocates

Wilda L. White, Hilary Melton, and Malaika Puffer are founding directors of MadFreedom Advocates, Inc.,

Australian ballot - really? Yes, really.

By
Zsolt Pomazi

BRATTLEBORO-While it's encouraging that we're finally approaching a more inclusive way of recognizing the voices...

One person, one vote for all of Brattleboro

By
Jessica Doleszny

BRATTLEBORO-The results from the Charter Revision Committee's recent poll in Districts 7, 8, and 9...

Seven farmhouses, seven religious movements

By
Peter Adair

Peter Adair is the author of the books Sacred Universe and Sacred Earth. WESTMINSTER WEST-Unlikely...

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News

From kitchen scraps to garden gold

By
Olga Peters
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 — Issue 308

A large mound of kitchen scraps, paper, leaves, and wood chips bakes in the afternoon sun. The Windham Solid Waste Management District likes its organic scraps hot - specifically at a minimum internal temperature of 131 degrees fahrenheit. In a few months, the heaps of debris will transform into a rich compost. Dick Petrie, site manager and shop foreman, walks from the piles of fresh kitchen scraps to where a small bunny-slope pile of freshly screened composted soil sits ready...

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Voices

Minter: best candidate in 92 years

By
Jay Karpin
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 — Issue 377

For the first time in my life I am enthusiastic about a candidate. To say I have seen a number of government officers over the years - I am 92 years old - is an understatement. I have never been as supportive of a candidate as I am of Sue Minter, who has the best qualifications to serve as governor. The aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene was horrible for small towns like Grafton, where I served as a member of...

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Arts

NEYT presents musical version of ‘As You Like It’

Wednesday, July 31, 2019 — Issue 521

New England Youth Theatre, 100 Flat St., presents a musical adaptation of Shakespeare's bewitching tale of faithful friends, feuding families, and lovers in disguise, As You Like It. Adapted by Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolery, with music and lyrics by Shaina Taub, and directed by Rebecca Waxman, the show will be performed at 7 p.m. on Aug. 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, and at 2 p.m. on Aug. 3, 4, and 10. Featuring an original folk-pop score...

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