BRATTLEBORO — The light by the Co-op is not working.
So I wanted to write to say that.
Please fix it.
Tim Kipp, a political activist since the 1960s, is a retired history and political science...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
The town's Department of Public Works needs a new home. With recently approved outside consulting help, the first step in the process will be to figure out what the DPW needs in a facility, what it has, and what it likely will need in the future. The current facility on Fairground Road, built in 1951, houses the department's offices, workshops, and garage space for its many vehicles - except for the ones that don't fit. “The building is substandard,” said...
Paul Bowen is a sculptor, printmaker, and master of assemblage from found objects. His work is in both public and private collections, and he has exhibited worldwide in galleries and museums, including the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center. Bowen was born in Wales, lived in Provincetown, Mass., for 30 years, and now resides with his wife, Pamela Mandell, in Williamsville. From 1972 to 1974, he was a Hoffberger Fellow at the Maryland Institute in Baltimore, and from 1977 to 1979...
I deeply appreciated the special focus issue on the pandemic and the arts this past week. Brattleboro and Windham County have such an abundance of residents who are artists and presenters, many of whom are struggling, so I wanted to give a voice to one rather large group of artists that was not mentioned. It is what one might call “trad,” or traditional, musicians. It's hard to tell on a typical day in downtown Brattleboro, but the truth is that...
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