BRATTLEBORO — Great coverage of a terrific event! Thank you to the Brattleboro Chamber, and specifically to Kate O'Connor and Greg Lesch, for all of their hard work on the recent governor's debate!
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Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
Timothy Belknap is a Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting member representing District 9. BRATTLEBORO-To the Brattleboro...
Howard Fairman, a native Vermonter, likes to study official public documents and presentations, research their...
Numerous sites around Windham County will be participating in the Summer Food Service program, which provides meals for eligible children 18 and under, free of charge. Children who are part of the households that receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps, known as 3SquaresVT in Vermont) benefits, or benefits under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), or Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF known as ReachUp in Vermont) are automatically eligible to receive free meals. Meals...
WESTMINSTER-My friend Ann Smith and I attended Casey Cota's meeting on the Affordable Heat Act on Oct. 22 at the Rivertown Church in Brattleboro. Casey Cota, who is running as an independent for Windham-3, gave a short speech, followed by an informative and lengthy presentation by his brother, Matt Cota, who is a lobbyist for fuel dealers. Matt said that "climate change is real" and that we all need to move toward a renewable-fuel future, but he said the Affordable...
In the summer of 1969, 300,000 people gathered to hear the country's most iconic stars at a free music festival. And I don't mean Woodstock, in a field in upstate New York. I'm talking about the Harlem Cultural Festival, which organized six concerts in Mount Morris Park in Harlem. The lineup ran from legendary gospel singer Mahalia Jackson to a young Stevie Wonder, and it included the 5th Dimension, Sly and the Family Stone, the Staples Singers, and so many...
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