BELLOWS FALLS — Please cease all quoting of Deb Wright. She is simply a nuisance. Amplifying her rants does not help, in any sense. She should have no spotlight.
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 Brattleboro Selectboard made a pitch to lawmakers for a bigger slice of the economic pie March 26. The lawmakers under the Golden Dome listened politely. All five members of the Selectboard, interim Town Manager Patrick Moreland, and Town Manager Executive Secretary Jan Anderson had traveled to Montpelier to seek alternatives for raising revenues that could offset municipal property taxes. “We're unduly burdened because we're providing services to the region as a whole,” said Selectboard Chair David Gartenstein, who attested...
She is a successful businesswoman whose colleagues respect her. Still, she sometimes experiences “difficulty getting traction” for her ideas. She has worked in her law firm for five years and has just had a child. Her boss advises her to take a staff role instead of staying on the management track. “It will be easier,” he says. Too late, she realizes “there is no path back to the line.” She likes her firm and feels she has been treated fairly.
Ray Massucco, Vermont Festivals producer, announced that this year's nonprofit partner for the 16th annual Roots on the River Festival is Meeting Waters YMCA. The southern Vermont music festival will be held this year from June 4 to 7, at numerous venues throughout the town and will feature nearly two dozen acts, including John Fullbright, Sam Baker, The Black Lillies, and Mary Gauthier. Each year, a new nonprofit partner is announced, offering an opportunity to spread public awareness about the...
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