NEWFANE — My son had Nicole Plympton last year, and he absolutely loved her.
He has had troubles with focus while in school, and she connected with him and made him enjoy education.
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Brattleboro Housing Partnerships (BHP) Executive Director Christine Hart saw a distinct change in a recent batch of residents' questionnaires. Residents said they felt unsafe. They didn't pinpoint specific incidents or situations, Hart said, but many wrote about experiencing a general sense of fear and uneasiness about their surroundings. According to Hart, one resident wrote that her unease has lingered since Tropical Storm Irene hit the community in 2011. A handful of BHP residents have contacted The Commons concerned about increased...
On Nov. 11, Broad Brook Community Center held an Apple Pie Social, welcoming the Guilford community back into the 120-year-old former Broad Brook Grange building after a first phase of renovations: a new accessible entry ramp and bathrooms, kitchen improvements, and fire escape from the second-floor auditorium. It was a festive occasion, and we have many people and organizations to thank, including the people of Guilford who believe in the importance of making the Grange building a safer, more inclusive,
Champlain College professor of philosophy David Mills presents an illustrated lecture titled “What is Art?” at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center on Thursday, May 30, at 7 p.m. The lecture is free and open to the public. By imagining art history as an ongoing conversation, Mills explores ways of encountering art as more than just subjective preference. This highly visual presentation provides new ways to interact with what we find in museums and galleries. Mills' conceptual framework will help...
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