Powerful. Thank you for all the energy you expended to craft this article. Well done.
BELLOWS FALLS-Fellow citizens, I write to you with a request founded in feelings of love,
BRATTLEBORO-I've been a supporter of Emilie Kornheiser since she first ran for Legislature. Now, however,
Shelby Brimmer is the owner, with Paul Martocci, of Martocci's Restaurant on Elliot Street in...
DEERFIELD, MASS.-Two years later, Democrats are still furious over Roe v. Wade being overturned. But...
For three decades, the free public Thanksgiving dinner at downtown Burlington's Sweetwaters American Bistro surmounted countless challenges, from finding enough tables to seat an annual count of 1,000 people to switching to takeout during the Covid-19 pandemic. “It never crossed my mind not to do something,” longtime owner David Melincoff said of all the hurdles. Then Melincoff sold the restaurant this year and retired, bringing an end - at least temporarily - to a 31-year tradition. “With Covid and not...
I urge voters to re-elect Jessica Gelter to the Brattleboro Selectboard. Jess has been a compassionate, curious, and thoughtful presence on the board since she was elected two years ago. She doesn't come to the board with any ego or agenda, but simply a commitment to listen deeply to the needs of the community and work to address them. I know very well the challenge of serving on a municipal board while also parenting school-aged children, so I really appreciate...
Celebrate the newly released edition of 28 short stories by Brattleboro author Mary E. Wilkins Freeman with the initially intended title Green Mountain Stories on Tuesday, May 30, 7 p.m., at Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street. Originally published in 1887 as A Humble Romance and Other Stories, this new edition features an introduction and critical commentary by Freeman scholar Brent Kendrick, who will discuss the stories and the change in title. The collection includes such favorites as “On the...
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