PUTNEY — What a great story. It is heartwarming to read a tale of such hard-won redemption of a family history, as well as the hard work and kindness of so many willing organizations and individuals. Great work, Wendy!
Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
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Brattleboro Union High School is reporting two of its students were treated last week for drug overdoses in the building. “We experienced two separate medical emergencies on campus involving the use of substances possibly laced with fentanyl,” interim Principal Cassie Damkoehler has emailed the families of 800 grade 9-12 students from the towns of Brattleboro, Dummerston, Guilford, Putney, and Vernon. In both instances, the students were seen to be experiencing health problems and, as a result, received immediate medical care,
BARNET-I'll play my new film Lost Nation at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at the Bellows Falls Opera House, as a part of the film's Vermont 50-town tour. The picture is a Revolutionary War–era action drama set in the early upstart Republic of Vermont. It features Vermont founding father and rebel schemer Ethan Allen (Kevin Ryan), who leads resistance to New Yorker land claims, launches an ill-fated attack on British forces in Montreal, and leads invasions by his Green Mountain...
As a member of the Brattleboro Town School Board since 2011, I've seen firsthand the extraordinary work done by dedicated professionals. I'm running to continue to ensure that excellence, particularly as we move towards a merged entity under the state-mandated Act 46. To comply with Act 46, I have led our board through reviewing all options, including the alternative governance plan. I could not support the alternative governance option because legal and financial experts had serious concerns of its legalities,
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