BRATTLEBORO — It's a sad day when a writer loses a job. I hope Pat Smith and Mike Fahar find meaningful work that will continue to contribute to their community.
Cal Glover-Wessel grew up in Brattleboro and lives here again after a few years of...
PUTNEY-I am grateful to call Bex Slattery a colleague, blessed to call her a friend,
WILMINGTON-As a former Vernon resident (and one dying to move back there!) I wholeheartedly endorse...
BRATTLEBORO-Oscar Heller is my choice for the three-year seat on the Brattleboro Selectboard. As a...
A community member recently presented concerns to the Selectboard over issues of making the downtown area more accessible to people with disabilities. Robin Scudder told board members that she was present to represent her concerns. Those concerns, she said, are echoed by the town's ADA Advisory Committee, which acts as a liaison among the business community, and residents with disabilities, and town government over compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. At the Selectboard's Aug. 7 meeting, Scudder talked...
We are very concerned that here in Brattleboro in the past few weeks there have been four crashes involving motorists and pedestrians or bicyclists. Because so many of us rely on cars for transportation, it is easy to forget how powerful and dangerous one can be. A great number of our friends and neighbors here walk and bicycle to get to work, get exercise, and do daily errands. Please be aware of bicyclists and pedestrians by actively looking for them...
Director Becky Graber welcomes the song direction of Canadian Coco Love Alcorn for the Brattleboro Women's Chorus February Anniversary virtual sing. The concert is part of the chorus's celebration of its 25 years of singing with online musical events on the 25th day of the month through the end of its current season in May. All singers (not just women!) are welcome to join most of these events, hosted on Zoom. Their next such online singing event takes place on...
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