GUILFORD — Many thanks to the generous and caring staff at Hannaford for making our shopping trip there such an enjoyable and successful event.
We prepared 28 baskets, each of which provided a complete Thanksgiving dinner for a local family.
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 Selectboard has reversed an earlier decision and will join a national class-action lawsuit seeking compensation for the costs of the opioid epidemic. At the Nov. 26 meeting, board members voted unanimously to join the suit, seeking damages against opiate manufacturers, pharmacies, distributors, and groups that decide which medications are covered by insurance. According to the Vermont Department of Health, the number of opioid-related deaths has continued to increase every year in the state. The VDH's data shows Windham County...
Even if you're not able to attend Town Meeting on Tuesday, March 5, it's important for Guilford residents to vote by Australian ballot on the Flood and Fluvial Erosion Hazard ordinance. Absentee ballots are available from the Town Clerk. A no vote lets the ordinance stand as enacted by the Selectboard last November, after nearly two years of research and deliberations. A yes vote overturns the ordinance. Although some regard the ordinance as a burdensome regulation, in fact it protects...
Fourteen area youth rock bands and solo artists will take the stage at 118 Elliot in downtown Brattleboro, Vermont, on Saturday, Oct. 1, for BrattRock 2016, the first Brattleboro Youth Rock Festival. Performances will be on two stages, one indoor and one outdoor, between 5 and 10 p.m. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. The festival will feature food vendors, as well as an arts and crafts activity tent hosted by the River Gallery School, according to a news release. The...
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