BRATTLEBORO — Thank you, Meg McCarthy, for your well-written commentary.
It is important that Vermont keep its prisoners here in Vermont - especially when they have lived the majority of their lives here.
Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this...
BRATTLEBORO-What a depressing time to celebrate Independence Day, as No. 47 and his obedient and...
Sarah Ellis is a writer and mental health advocate who grew up in Brattleboro and...
BRATTLEBORO-Analysis of Brattleboro's Charter Revision Survey reveals growing dissatisfaction with the current Representative Town Meeting...
Two churches have joined forces to form Beloved Community, offering combined worship services and spiritual programs as well as working for justice and compassionate service to the broader community. First Baptist Church of Brattleboro (FBC) and First United Methodist Church of Brattleboro (FUMC) share space at 18 Town Crier Drive and are “joining hands to share the love they experience together with others,” say FBC Pastor Suzanne Andrews and FUMC Pastor Ralph Howe. Each congregation has maintained its individual deacons,
Southern Vermont's thriving music scene is getting a lot of attention these days. Brattleboro has attracted a lot of media attention as a top small town in the United States, most recently as the winner of the 2023 Strongest Town Contest. Strong Town, the nonprofit that runs the annual competition, cited Brattleboro as having “a strong community for the arts and culture” - a reputation that continues to build as the town attracts national, regional, and local bands that perform...
This is a question I often ask myself: “How can I make a difference in this world of ours which is so often characterized by oppositional divisive thinking, a world where people are quick to point out the faults and somehow can't see the beauty that is within each of us?” It's time to write a new story for ourselves and for humanity - a story where we as humans bring out the best in each other rather than the...
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