BRATTLEBORO — A ban on sale of assault weapons would be good.
A ban on sale of votes by Congress would be better.
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...
The firefighters, town staff, and guests of the Brattleboro Fire Department delivered a fond farewell to Assistant Fire Chief Peter Lynch last week. Before expressing his gratitude in a short speech, an emotional Lynch said, “I have no idea if I will get through this or not. If it gets bad, pull the fire alarm.” Lynch is leaving the department after 32 years - nine as assistant fire chief - to become the Chief of Fire Service Training for the...
On Dec. 7, at the VECAN/Vermont Energy and Climate Action Network conference in Fairlee, the Brattleboro Energy Committee won the Best Overall Energy Committee Award. At the same time, progress has stalled on weatherizing/tightening up the Brattleboro's town-owned buildings. While the challenging municipal budget deliberations for next fiscal year are going on, the Energy Committee is requesting $3,400 this fiscal year for detailed energy audits of five town-owned buildings. These audits will show what kind of savings the town can...
The Jamaica Historical Foundation will host an exhibit about renowned artist Milton Avery and his work inspired by summers spent in Jamaica between 1935 and 1943. The exhibit will be on view on Saturday, Aug. 6, from 4 to 7 p.m., at the Hefflon House, 3751 Route 30, next to the Jamaica Town Hall. At 5 p.m., there will be a special lecture by Jamie Franklin, curator of the Bennington Museum exhibit “Milton Avery's Vermont.” The Avery Exhibit at the...
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