BRATTLEBORO — Photo galleries by Randolph T. Holhut (from the ground) and Jeff Potter (from one flight up)
BRATTLEBORO — Photo galleries by Randolph T. Holhut (from the ground) and Jeff Potter (from one flight up)
A consultant is urging the state to make dramatic changes to its health care system,
BRATTLEBORO-After a summer of standing-room-only meetings about public safety in town, the Selectboard voted on...
NEWFANE-It's a mid-September afternoon, warm under a bright late-summer sky, and Laura Xiao of By...
BRATTLEBORO-The Commons reached out to challengers to incumbents in state legislative seats, inviting them to...
In a normal July during an election year, candidates would be marching in parades. They'd be shaking hands and talking face-to-face with voters at farmers' markets, fairs, and festivals. They'd be knocking on doors and doing “honk-and-waves” at busy intersections. This isn't a normal July. The COVID-19 outbreak has affected virtually every aspect of daily life in Vermont, and political campaigning is no exception. Instead, candidates say they confine their campaigning to telephone town halls and video conferencing. Direct connections...
John Flores was the librarian at the Dover Free Library for 24 years. He has been a dedicated community servant, putting on creative and interesting programs and thoughtfully buying books locally whenever possible. In June, John was fired from the library with no cause. After 24 years, he was escorted out of his former workplace like a criminal. No notice. No "thank you for your service." Just walked out as if he was a thief. In the news article in...
The Brattleboro Literary Festival and Brattleboro Words Project will feature South Newfane poet William Mundell (1912–97) in a two-part program on Wednesday, Oct. 12, at Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro. The evening begins with a 6 p.m. roundtable discussion and continues with a 7 p.m. lecture and reading of Mundell's poetry. This is the fourth program in the Words Project series on area authors from the past. In previous years, the Project has featured Lucy Terry Prince, Mary and Royall...
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