RE: “Brattleboro needs to better explain parking rules, fees, procedures to visitors” [Letters, March 6]:
I have never, ever had an issue with parking in Brattleboro. I have never had an issue finding parking spaces, paid or otherwise.
You need change - that's the only rub.
Most of the disgust comes from locals who seem to hate their parking lots and in particular, paying for parking.
Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this...
Steev Lynn works internationally, currently reporting on the civil war in Myanmar after a military...
CAVENDISH-It's crucial to address the underlying motivations behind this opposition about HCRS's use of AI...
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As operations chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New England District, Frank Fedele oversees a $47 million budget, 33 flood-management projects and 116 recreation areas. Lately, though, he and his staff have been hearing a lot about one particular Army Corps property – Townshend Dam. And the conversations have not been pleasant, with town officials joining state and federal legislators in raising economic and environmental concerns about the site. Fedele said the Army Corps, after hearing from Vermont's...
Congratulations to the winners to this year's Guilford Historical Society Raffle - Lana Golden, Anne Montgomery and K. Orr! The raffle was a super success and raised money to support the maintenance and much-needed repairs for our town's important historic buildings (including the 1837 Guilford Center Meeting House and 1797 Brick School House), as well as expand our museum operations and educational programming for Guilford kids. The Guilford Historical Society thanks everyone who participated in this year's raffle, and send...
Friends of Music at Guilford will host the 45th annual Community Messiah Sing to benefit the homeless at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 5. Centre Congregational Church, at 193 Main Street, has been home for the event since 1982 and for a few prior seasons as well. Terry Larsen, a resident of Southampton, Mass., returns for a ninth season to lead the singing. He brings more than 25 years of experience as a music teacher, choral singer, soloist, and conductor...
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