MANCHESTER-The Vermont-based fly-fishing company Orvis is now facing pressures "at a pace that we haven't...
BRATTLEBORO-Representative Town Meeting members met in a special session on May 27 and approved a...
BRATTLEBORO-Great-great-grandmother Shirley Squires is also a great, great fundraiser. The 94-year-old Guilford resident arrived at...
BRATTLEBORO-Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is seeking $4 million in expense reductions and new revenue in the...
A carbon monoxide detector in the basement of a multi-family dwelling is being credited with saving the lives of 16 people, after a malfunctioning boiler tripped the alarm. According to a news release from Brattleboro Fire Chief Michael Bucossi, firefighters responded at midnight on Nov. 7 to a call from a tenant at 11 Pleasant St. that a carbon monoxide alarm was sounding. Upon arrival, firefighters entered the basement, and the gas meter that they were carrying with them registered...
Dear Nancy Braus: Having been there myself, I appreciate the frustration and rage you expressed with the Democratic Party in your Viewpoint and the party's continuing unwillingness to fight for the values and policies you and I stand for. However, I have to admit that, given your years as a progressive activist, I was also puzzled that you were seemingly surprised by this long-established fact about the Democrats. Perhaps you expected something different from the liberal wing of the ruling...
Friends of Music at Guilford's 54th Labor Day Weekend Festival begins, as usual, with a 7:30 concert on Saturday night, Aug. 31, in the Organ Barn at Tree Frog Farm. Guest organist Robert Barney, who is related to several Guilford families, has served as director of music for Trinity Episcopal Church in Concord, Mass., since 1994. His program “Bach: Friends & Family” includes solo works by Baroque masters Dietrich Buxtehude, J.S. Bach, and C.P.E. Bach, as well as by Felix...
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