Congratulations, Starr LaTronica! Brooks Memorial Library is very lucky.
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...
BRATTLEBORO-Following is a collection of national and local actions, initiatives, and resources aimed at preserving democracy and upholding the Constitution of the United States for readers across the political spectrum who are concerned about the federal government. Nationwide • Build Resistance describes itself as "a resource hub and movement megaphone - amplifying actions, resources, and victories that protect democracy, equality, and human rights." The organization is closely aligned with 50501, which launched nationwide protests on Feb. 5 and 17. The...
To read that Sheriff Keith Clark apparently feels he has received a “raw deal” regarding the disastrous launch of his planned detention center in Rockingham beggars the imagination. To complain that citizens are leery of a project for which he has provided no budget, no concrete plans, and no avenue for meaningful input is ludicrous. It wasn't the idea of Rockingham residents to jam a 120-bed detention facility into a residential neighborhood in Bellows Falls - no, that idea resides...
In the early 1980s, Keith Haring was a little-known artist from Kutztown, Pennsylvania, not yet the international art superstar and social activist. During this time, Haring made thousands of unsanctioned chalk drawings in New York City subway stations. Only a limited number survive to this day, having been thrown away or papered over by subway authorities. Seventeen of these historic drawings will be exhibited publicly for the first time at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) in the exhibition...
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