BRATTLEBORO-What a depressing time to celebrate Independence Day, as No. 47 and his obedient and...
Sarah Ellis is a writer and mental health advocate who grew up in Brattleboro and...
BRATTLEBORO-Analysis of Brattleboro's Charter Revision Survey reveals growing dissatisfaction with the current Representative Town Meeting...
GUILFORD-A term often used regarding a military action is "collateral damage." This term masks the...
A public information meeting on wind power will be held at Grafton Congregational Church and Chapel, Main Street, on Monday, Nov. 26, at 6 p.m. Organized by Friends of Grafton's Heritage, this is the first public information meeting in Grafton about the Stiles Brook Wind Project, a proposed large-scale industrial wind farm. Pizza and other refreshments will be served. Iberdrola Renewables, operating as Atlantic Wind LLC, has requested Vermont's permission to erect three test towers - two in Windham and...
RE: “The River Garden's $64,000 question,” Letters, Feb. 6: I have spoken with principals of Building a Better Brattleboro (BaBB) about exactly this question raised by Jim Verzino, “How do we develop a viable financial plan so that whoever is managing the building (BaBB or another entity) can run the building without going five figures in debt every year?” They are keeping their options open, including the option of retaining ownership of the River Garden, which might not make much...
The acoustic jazz ensemble Rhythm Future Quartet has a straightforward agenda: to keep the spirit of Gypsy jazz alive and expanding in today's musical universe. The foursome will be doing just that in their Stone Church Arts' performance in the Chapel at Immanuel Episcopal Church, 20 Church St., on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. According to a news release, the group, named for a Django Reinhardt tune, will offer up “a newly minted sound, influenced by the classic Hot...
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