BRATTLEBORO — RE: “V-Why?” [Letters, Sept. 25].
Why do the vast majority of anti-Vermont Yankee protesters emanate from outside Vermont?
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...
WEST TOWNSHEND-When I learned, as a girl, about the lead-up to Kristallnacht, I had thought...
BRATTLEBORO-The headline made me curious enough to read this one person's opinion of a local...
Alex Wilson's version of a “This Old House” episode might include net-metered solar panels, cork insulation, and high-tech quadruple-glazed windows. He also might hire a construction crane to set the house aside during foundation work. Wilson, a pioneer and prominent advocate in the green-building movement, brought all of that and more to the recent renovation of a historic farmhouse in Dummerston. The result is a home that's producing more electricity than it uses, with enough surplus energy to power his...
On Nov. 13, in a joint meeting, the Rockingham Selectboard and the Rockingham Free Public Library Board of Trustees discussed the costs incurred in renovating the library, a project which has just been completed. First, let me say that by common consensus the town now has a beautiful library building, one of four Carnegie-endowed libraries in Vermont. It is a library the whole community can be very proud of. Of course, this comes at a price to the taxpayers. We...
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center presents “Fun with Wire,” an afternoon workshop with sculptor Bruce Campbell on Tuesday, July 24, from 1 to 5 p.m. Campbell will guide participants in twisting and joining wire to create whimsical animal sculptures. Registration is $65 per person ($55 for BMAC members); space is limited to 12 participants. To register, visit www.brattleboromuseum.org and click on “Events,” or call the museum at 802-257-0124, ext. 101. In 1976, Campbell saw a retrospective exhibit of the work...
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