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BaBB: Don’t give up on downtown traffic improvement just yet

By
Andrea Livermore and Gail Nunziata
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 — Issue 90
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Brattleboro cares about people, animals, and the planet

By
Joanne Morgan

BRATTLEBORO-Since moving to Brattleboro over a year ago, I have learned that there are so...

Please be mindful of antisemitism in political messages

By
The Shalom Alliance

BRATTLEBORO-The Anti-Defamation League's 2024 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents reports a deeply troubling rise in antisemitism...

Thankful the grownups are back in power

By
Danielle Miller

DEERFIELD, MASS.-U.S. Rep. Becca Balint claims that President Trump "does not give a damn about...

Now we are paying the price for ill-advised EMS decision

By
William E. Kraham

The writer is a Town Meeting member representing District 8. BRATTLEBORO-As part of Brattleboro's FY26...

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Aging well is hard work

By
Joyce Marcel
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 — Issue 456

“The final chapter of my life might be the richest,” said Bill Schmidt, 82, at the beginning of a panel discussion he was moderating Sunday at the Dummerston Congregational Church on the topic of “Aging Well.” “We begin aging when we're born, and we're aging now,” he said. “Aging well isn't something that just happens. You have to work hard at it.” On the panel were three people who know well of which he speaks: his wife, Mary Lou Schmidt,

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Voices

Slow down for safety’s sake

By
Susan Avery
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 — Issue 209

I can only imagine this headline: Local woman killed while walking on Williams Street. And the story would go on to say: “Local resident Susan Avery, 66, of Whetstone Drive, was struck and killed on impact this morning while taking her daily early-morning walk. The driver who hit Avery was estimated to be traveling at 55 m.p.h. in a posted 25 m.p.h. zone. Charges are pending. “This was not her first brush with a moving vehicle. While walking on Canal...

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Arts

Lilac Ridge Farm debuts ‘Farmhouse Gallery’

Wednesday, December 20, 2023 — Issue 745

The Lilac Ridge Farmhouse Gallery opened on Saturday, Dec. 16, with a photography show, "Ames Hill By Jill," by Jill Stahl Tyler. It marked a new chapter for the West Brattleboro farm on Ames Hill Road. Lilac Ridge co-owner Amanda Ellis-Thurber said in a news release it was something she has long wanted to do. "The farmhouse is really suited for something like this," she said. "It's an Air BnB that we rent out, and we have it set up...

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