BRATTLEBORO-Windham County educators and community members have been quick to stand up for diversity, equity,
Selectboard members were all ears at an April 8 "listening session" and spent most of...
BRATTLEBORO-U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes slept in one of its bedrooms in 1877. Writer Rudyard...
BELLOWS FALLS-Longtime area educator Kate Kane has been named the new principal of Central Elementary...
Warm temperatures, heavy rain, and floating ice contributed to localized flooding along the Whetstone Brook in West Brattleboro on Jan. 24. Emergency services evacuated more than 50 people from the Mountain Home and Glen Park mobile home parks and Melrose Terrace. Brattleboro's Department of Public Works oversaw the demolition of two ice jams on Whetstone Brook. There were no reported injuries. Fire Chief Michael Bucossi received the emergency call at approximately 12:49 p.m. on Jan. 24. According to Bucossi, an...
The draft Windham Regional Commission Energy Plan is disturbing, because its wording and its biases would effectively exclude economically efficient, acutely needed, renewable wind energy almost everywhere in the county where it would be feasible to site. Yet, I have some sympathies with industrial-wind-energy opponents, with those who would like to preserve our ridgelines intact. Is there any middle ground to advocate for both? * * * Though I moved to southern Vermont only 15 years ago, I have been...
BRATTLEBORO-River Gallery School (RGS) is abuzz prepping for "Off The Wall: the art lottery where everyone wins." This fundraising event will take place on Saturday, May 18, from 5 to 8 p.m., at 118 Elliot. Those who cannot attend in-person may take part remotely. A complete show of the diverse and beautiful artwork can also be seen, by arrangement, at 118 Elliot. Proceeds from the evening will be used to help provide scholarships to the many art programs at the...
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