RE: “Written in stone” [Editorial, May 30]:
I served with Bill Bassignani in Vietnam. Thank you for reminding people of the tremendous sacrifices made by the men and women in uniform, especially those in combat zones.
Cal Glover-Wessel grew up in Brattleboro and lives here again after a few years of...
PUTNEY-I am grateful to call Bex Slattery a colleague, blessed to call her a friend,
WILMINGTON-As a former Vernon resident (and one dying to move back there!) I wholeheartedly endorse...
BRATTLEBORO-Oscar Heller is my choice for the three-year seat on the Brattleboro Selectboard. As a...
The Windham-3 district, which encompasses Athens, Brookline, Grafton, Rockingham, Windham, and a sliver of North Westminster, has three candidates running for its two seats. Incumbent Carolyn Partridge, D-Windham, is running for her 12th term in the House. Kelley Tully of Rockingham, who was appointed in April to fill the seat vacated in February by Matt Trieber, D-Rockingham, is running for her first full two-year term. Leslie Goldman of Rockingham is making her first run for public office. Tully said she...
Susan B. Anthony gave her whole life to the work of voting rights for women. Her whole life. Then she died on the eve of its inevitability. The work is about making progress, fighting for us to have safer and stronger communities. We all need to become brave enough to lose. All of us. Those were the words that I spoke on election night. That is what I had to be, to run this race. To try to win. I...
From May 17 through 19, the Brattleboro School of Dance will present four performances of “Collide-A-Scape,” our 40th annual Spring Show. “Collide-A-Scape” features dancers aged 7 to 70 participating in a true community endeavor that's fun, imaginative, and professional. It is not your ordinary dance recital. It's a high-quality dance performance of original works. I'll be doing some of the choreography, along with some renowned staff members, plus two guest artists from New York City with ties to the Brattleboro...
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