We are getting complaints from workers at the Brattleboro Food Co-op who are being badgered to remove their names from our petitions, not vise-versa.
This is the most compassionate, caring group of union supporters I have ever had the pleasure of working with. I am very proud of their positive, up lifting, transparent, inclusive message.
Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
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With the frosty sound of snow beneath feet in 18 degrees of Vermont cold, three state representatives from Brattleboro met on the steps of the State House last Wednesday to honor John and Mary Carnahan for 64 years of service to community. John Carnahan, 93, arrived in town in 1957 as a Harvard educated lawyer, joining the Fitts and Olson Law Office. From 1958 to 1961, Carnahan served as a staffer for William Meyer, who served in Congress for one...
I encourage Putney voters to cast their ballots for Aileen Chute for Selectboard. I volunteered with Aileen at the Putney Central School's After School Forest Program (which she now directs), and saw firsthand her dedication to our community's kids and families. She is thoughtful, patient, and solutions-based. But she brings so much more: how lucky the Selectboard would be to have someone with her experience as an IT professional! Aileen truly “walks the walk”; she has spent hours serving our...
New York City has The Moth, a non-profit group dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling, which, since its launch in 1997 has presented thousands of stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. In that spirit, local storytellers will share their life experiences for seven minutes each when Main Street Arts presents “A Night of True Stories” on Saturday, June 22, at 7 p.m. Organizers say friends and neighbors will entertain with tales of pathos, mirth,
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