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.
Mary McCallum used to contribute regularly to the commentary series that used to air on...
Timothy Belknap describes himself as a "downtown resident and Brattleboro lover." BRATTLEBORO-The yes vote to...
WEST TOWNSHEND-When I learned, as a girl, about the lead-up to Kristallnacht, I had thought...
BRATTLEBORO-The headline made me curious enough to read this one person's opinion of a local...
Since a former administrator's challenge to re-examine Marlboro College's decision to merge with Emerson College was brought forward to an open meeting on the campus on Dec. 16, it has been the mainstay of discussions within the college's alumni community about how to forestall closure of the college. Now that period has ended - with the college claiming to have accepted the offer and with former Vice President Will Wootton insisting that the trustees did not meet his terms. A...
Town staff have estimated the startup costs for a Brattleboro Fire Department municipal ambulance service to be between $1.3 million and $1.9 million. The Selectboard would like to use one-time ARPA funds to pay for these costs. I want to say at the start that I deeply appreciate our BFD. They are skilled, they are very hard-working, and they risk their lives for us when they fight fires. They have also been skilled EMS first responders when Rescue was last...
Genre-bending jazz and prog rock fusion trio House of Waters performs at Next Stage Arts on Friday, March 18, at 7:30 p.m. “Our goal is to widen the palette of what makes its way to southern Vermont, and House of Waters is something truly unique. Max's virtuosity on the hammered dulcimer is like nothing we've ever seen before,” Keith Marks, executive director of Next Stage, said in a news release. “This is an opportunity for the community to experience an...
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