BRATTLEBORO-Selectboard members heard from the Hinsdale, New Hampshire, town administrator that that town's Selectboard would...
BRATTLEBORO-Plans to create a downtown restroom/police sub-station in the town-owned Brattleboro Transportation Center on Flat...
SAXTONS RIVER-Ethan Tapper grew up here. On Friday, July 25, the forester, best-selling author, and...
Much has been written about the effort expended on changing the way Vermont's education is...
NEWFANE-Primary season is upon us. But how many people know what it takes to put their name out there on a lawn sign? It might surprise some to know that recruiting candidates for the House of Representatives is part of the job of the House majority and minority leaders. Rep. Emily Long, of Newfane, the House Majority Leader, is leading the effort to introduce Democrats into the state political pipeline. Her Republican counterpart, House Minority Leader Patricia McCoy, of Poultney,
They are gay, straight, and transgender. They are Jewish, Christian, and Muslim. They are black, white and Latino. They are middle-class, affluent, and poor. They are the teens of Parkland, Florida, the kids in Washington, D.C. and Chicago schools, the 11-year old children who spoke so eloquently to the crowds in Washington at the March for Our Lives on March 24. And together they are doing something we've never seen before. They are connecting the dots - recognizing something we...
BRATTLEBORO-Almost every spring for 20 years, Brattleboro Clayworks on Putney Road has invited the community to help make bowls to feed the hungry. This year's Bowlarama will be held on Saturday, May 18. "Volunteers will make hand-built bowls to donate to the annual Brattleboro Empty Bowls dinner," organizers said in a news release. "They won't need any experience or special skills, since artist-teachers Judith Thomas, Andi Matthews, and Karen Horton will provide basic instruction and gentle support to help shepherd...
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