BRATTLEBORO-It was no April Fool's Day Joke. On April 1, five Administration for Children regional...
Moss Kahler has served as recycling coordinator in Brattleboro. BRATTLEBORO-The Selectboard members are facing difficult...
WEST BRATTLEBORO-At no other time since its inception in 1970 has preserving what remains of...
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The Selectboard approved an addition to its Rules of Conduct at its May 3 meeting. The board had tabled the discussion at its April 19 meeting. New Selectboard member David Gartenstein called for a revision to rules on agenda-setting. He requested that a revision be made to add language requiring that all Selectboard members receive notice of items considered for inclusion on the agenda. A previous decision by Chair Dick DeGray and Vice-Chair Christopher Chapman to keep an item off...
The dairy pricing system in the United States is broken. It is antiquated, dating back to the 1930s when markets were not as complex as they are today, and simply does not work as originally intended. And although there has always been some volatility and market fluctuation in dairy pricing, the swings are becoming more dramatic and occur more often. This most recent downturn in prices is the worst yet. Cost of production is almost twice what farmers are getting...
Next Stage Arts Project presents The Akwaaba Ensemble, featuring traditional African drumming and dance, at Next Stage on Friday, Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m. Opening will be award-winning performance artist, singer, musician, and author U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo. The Akwaaba Ensemble's energetic and interactive performances are a reflection of their name, which means “welcome” in the Twi language of the Ashanti tribe of Ghana, according to a news release. The Ensemble “brings Highlife music, West African drumming and dance to vivid life.”
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