WILMINGTON — Dear Wilmington: I loved you dearly, but you've already sold yourself to Jim Barnes and the Hermitage Club. What hasn't burned down has been torn down, and I expect the O.O. Ware building will be next on the demolition list.
You think a Dunkin' Donuts is going to destroy the “character” of the town when it's planned for a building next to the Family Dollar store?
What is the problem, exactly? You'd rather a Starbucks?
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Next year, how towns in the Windham Solid Waste Management District (WSWMD) pay for recycling and other programs could change. On Dec. 10, the Board of Supervisors for the WSWMD approved a seven-member committee to explore other financial models - such as fee-for-service - that the district could use to raise money from its 20-member towns. Currently, member towns pay an assessment to the district based on population. This assessment provides programs such as community recycling bins, hazardous waste collection...
I am reaching out to my friends and neighbors in West Brattleboro to encourage you to vote for Emilie Kornheiser for state representative (Brattleboro District 1). Over the years, I have had the honor to work with Emilie as a fellow state employee and as a community partner at Youth Services. Emilie has proven to impress me time and time again with her balanced approach and vision. She provides dialogue and transparency with her constituents and stands firm on issues...
The Brattleboro Music Center and Retreat Farm “Music Under the Stars” concert series features Becky Tracy and Keith Murphy on Saturday, Aug. 17. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. with the free concert starting at 7:30 p.m. at Retreat Farm, located at 45 Farmhouse Square (next to Grafton Village Cheese). Tracy and Murphy are dynamic performers of traditional music from Newfoundland, Quebec, Ireland, France, and beyond. According to a news release, “Tracy's fiddling pulses through tasteful arrangements of dance tunes and...
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