BRATTLEBORO — RE: “Running the numbers: BaBB prepares for upcoming public hearings” [Jan. 30]:
There is nearly unanimous agreement in the community that we all would like to keep the Robert H. Gibson River Garden a public space.
I don't think this article really addresses the true question: How do we develop a viable financial plan so that whoever is managing the building (BaBB or another entity) can run the building without going five figures in debt every year?
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...
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The crack of hammers striking nails and the high-pitched whirr of a circular saw echo from a construction bay at the Windham Regional Career Center. Sadie Stull, an independent contractor with 30 years under her tool belt, signals to the six women building an outdoor shed for Morningside Shelter. Setting down their tools, the Step Up to Construction Boot Camp students gather around Stull as she demonstrates cutting angles using a circular saw. Stull is one of the teachers participating...
Congressman Welch, I just read the Forbes article about the proposed Democratic giveaway to millionaires and billionaires in the HEROES Act, which proves that Ralph Nader was correct when he said there wasn't much difference between the two parties. How can the Democrats justify this tax giveaway to such wealthy people when millions of formerly hard-working Americans, unemployed through no fault of their own and who played by the rules, are once again getting the shaft? People are getting evicted...
The Brattleboro Women's Chorus will present their 23rd annual spring concert, “Walk With Me,” twice on Mother's Day weekend at Centre Congregational Church. Joining director Becky Graber and the 80-voice chorus of women will be Cathy Martin on piano and Connie Green on flute. Last summer, a group of singers from the chorus travelled to Grand Rapids, Mich., to participate in the Sister Singers Festival, a gathering of women's choruses from across the country. The “Walk With Me” repertoire was...
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