RE: “Visions, values, and tragedy” [Special Focus, July 17]:
After two years, reading this story breaks my heart. Richard Gagnon, thank you for writing. My prayers for you, and for everyone in Brattleboro, continue.
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 Winston Prouty Center for Child Development has outgrown its building located off of Guilford Street. The school that supports early childhood education and family programs is looking to other nonprofits to share ownership of the former Austine School and Vermont Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing's (VCDHH) approximately 200-acre campus. Winston Prouty Executive Director Chloe Learey told The Commons this spring that the center had planned to break ground on a $2 million dollar expansion at its...
The Baker Street Readers are now offering episodes of their Sherlock Holmes podcast for free on podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Podcast Addict. After shutdown orders prevented the Readers from performing their monthly live shows, they quickly pivoted to sharing their readings as podcast episodes. To make up lost ticket sales, they asked audience members to become patrons for $5 to $8 a month on patreon.com. Each episode features James Gelter as Holmes, Tony Grobe as Watson, and...
As a board member of the Brattleboro Retreat, I have had the opportunity to attend medical staff meetings several times a year. What has always impressed me at these meetings is the dedication of the psychiatrists as physicians, their commitment to providing excellent clinical care for their patients, and their willingness to share ideas in the service of improving patient care. Equally impressive is how much they appreciate working in a collegial, professional environment, where not only they, but the...
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