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...
The good news: town search committees tasked with choosing a new town manager can spot great candidates. The bad news: other communities have snapped up the great candidates ahead of Brattleboro. The Selectboard announced at its regular July 15 board meeting that it is ready to proceed with the third round of its town manager search. Board Chair David Gartenstein told the public that the board reopened the search for the second time in February. The town received 43 applications...
We greatly appreciate your fine paper, and are particularly encouraged by the frequent social-justice-related stories. However, the editorial "The cold and the hungry this winter" contained some unfortunate errors and misleading information. First, it is wonderful that you highlighted all the organizations that provide food or meals to the area's poor - we greatly appreciate the excellent work these organizations do, and it is great that you are bringing their important contributions to people's attention. However, the article recounts a...
One of the first drive-ins in the country, the Northfield Drive-In Theatre will celebrate its 70th anniversary Aug. 3, 4, and 5 with a Retro Weekend. The double feature will be E.T. The Extraterrestrial, shown first at 8:15 p.m., followed by Top Gun. The movies will be shown rain or moonshine. For 70 years, the theater has provided generations of moviegoers with fun for all ages. “Though the last 70 years have brought about many changes in technology, culture, and...
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