RE: “A good session for our lawmakers” [Editorial, May 16]:
A “good session” if you call redistributing other people's money good.
Mary McCallum used to contribute regularly to the commentary series that used to air on...
Timothy Belknap describes himself as a "downtown resident and Brattleboro lover." BRATTLEBORO-The yes vote to...
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BRATTLEBORO-The headline made me curious enough to read this one person's opinion of a local...
Under an afternoon sun, people sat at long tables arranged along the Whetstone Pathway in the Preston Parking Lot. The visitors chatted while munching on some of the 300 hot dogs and hamburgers grilled by members of the Brattleboro Police Department. Some of the diners attended the community cookout on purpose. Others arrived by accident drawn to the scent of the grill. Brattleboro Police Lt. Adam Petlock and Turning Point Executive Director Suzie Walker estimated 250 people attended the July...
Television can be a force for positive change, as can the movies. Recently, at the Latchis Theatre, my son, Hayden, and I saw the new documentary about Fred Rogers - or, as we all know him, Mister Rogers - titled Won't You Be My Neighbor? after the famous song he always sang at the beginning of his renowned PBS television show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. This film is powerful. It's poignant. And it's profound. Mister Rogers was a rarity then, and...
On Sunday, July 3, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra (VSO) will return to Grafton, after a two-year pandemic break, for the 30th time on its Summer Festival Tour. The grounds at Grafton Ponds will open for picnicking at 5:30 p.m., and the concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. This year's program, aptly named “Celebrate!” will feature music from West Side Story, John Philip Sousa marches, the William Tell Overture, and beloved tunes by John Williams and Aaron Copland. The orchestra is...
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