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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...
The three Selectboard candidates vying for two open one-year seats greeted the public last week. On Feb. 11, WKVT and Brattleboro Community Television hosted one forum for the candidates, who followed that appearance with a second forum at the Brattleboro Citizens' Breakfast the next morning. Former board member Richard “Dick” DeGray, incumbent David Gartenstein, and newcomer Avery Schwenk answered questions about how, if elected to the board, they would approach economic development, homelessness, and the Police-Fire Project. DeGray and Gartenstein...
PUTNEY-Sandglass Theater's "A Rafter of Crankies" returns to Green Mountain Orchards, 130 West Hill Rd., for the fourth consecutive year. This year, Sandglass is also celebrating the 10th anniversary of the festival. As part of the Putney Craft Tour during Thanksgiving Weekend, performances will take place at 5 and 7:30 p.m. on both Friday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 30. "Crankies" are panoramic scrolls advanced through a frame by cranking handles. The effect "is like watching the analog ancestor of...
The Brattleboro Town Charter amendments that were clumped as one item on the ballot were too varied. I agreed with some changes and disagreed with others. For instance, time off for voting does not seem necessary because voters may receive and submit their ballots before voting day, in person or by mail. But changing the timing of voting to coincide with general elections makes sense to me. In the end, I had to vote no. I needed an opportunity to...
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