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Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
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Gov. Phil Scott's veto of Brattleboro's proposed charter change has prevailed, snuffing the town's hopes of allowing teens to vote and run in municipal elections. On March 31, the Senate failed to override Scott's veto of H.361. Fifteen senators voted in favor of overriding the governor and 12 voted against doing so. A two-thirds majority was required. In 2019, more than two-thirds of Brattleboro voters approved a charter amendment that would have allowed 16- and 17-year-olds to vote and run...
Gallery in the Woods, 145 Main Street, hosts the opening reception of new works by Lahri Bond on Friday, Nov. 4, from 5 to 8 p.m., during downtown Brattleboro's Gallery Walk. Bond is a designer, illustrator, writer, musician, and teacher, who lives and works in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts. He illustrates and designs magazines, posters, books, and CD covers, and has recently completed several environmentally themed murals. Bond says he was profoundly affected as a child by viewing...
In response to ongoing conversations about visible inequity in our downtown, I feel compelled to add my perspective. There is much consternation about the state of our downtown and there has been for a while now. I share that concern and agree that we should be extremely bothered by what we see happening: people camping at the Transportation Center, sleeping outside, suffering from the ravages of addiction. However, my anger is not directed at the people on the street, but...
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