Rei Carpenter-Ranquist, a junior at Brattleboro Union High School, is a member of the Teen...
The 16 Vermont faith community members signing this open letter, from Vermont Interfaith Action's Clergy...
Nancy Gassett is a Vernon resident. She ran as a Republican nominee for Windham-1 state...
Laura Sibilia, an independent, represents the Windham-2 district (Dover, Jamaica, Somerset, Stratton, and Wardsboro) in...
The first thing Amy Comerchero wants the public to know is, “I'm in perfect health.” With the news that her eponymous bakery and café on Main Street is closing after nearly 15 years of operation, Comerchero said rumors have been flying about her well-being. As she sat outside her shop, trying to eat her lunch on a busy Saturday afternoon, every 30 seconds or so she had to stop chewing to receive messages of condolence and wishes for her well-being...
It seems like such a short while ago that I would have volunteered to work for young Tom Salmon's campaign. I was even one of those Democrats he phoned when he wondered whether he should persist to ask for a recount. At the time I counseled, “Yes, go for it!” After his DWI charge, I even phoned his dad to tell him that I would still support Tom. But I never imagined that Tom would become such a rabid Republican...
Visual artist Craig Stockwell may be known primarily for abstract painting, but increasingly he has become interested in finding ways that storytelling and history can play a part in his artistic process. Consequently, a genealogy of Stockwell's ancestors who have lived in and around Brattleboro for generations has proven to be an ideal subject for his new drawing commissioned by the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center (BMAC). “About a year ago, Mara Williams [the chief curator of BMAC] invited me...
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