BRATTLEBORO — The Twilight Tea Lounge has been a great spot! Anneka Kindler upgraded the ambience and expanded the menu.
When out-of-towners visited I would take them there. I'm sorry to see it go!
Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
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BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group went off to Asheville, North Carolina! The multicultural group...
“Learning curve” took on new meaning for the students, their families, and teachers of the region last month. As schools closed their doors and shifted to the online teaching in response to the coronavirus, teachers and students have needed to navigate remote learning. So far the shift has been successful, but teachers and administrators of the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union agree that online learning won't replace the classroom. Across the district, teachers have shifted their classroom instruction to a combination...
BRATTLEBORO-The Queer Council of Brattleboro, a newly formed group of LGBTQ+ community organizers, will offer a series of celebratory events throughout June for Pride Month. According to a news release, in late January, Drift Mavyn, of Brattleboro, posted to a local queer friends' Facebook page asking whether anyone would like to form a committee to plan events for Pride Month in collaboration with others organizing in the community. Ultimately, approximately half a dozen people from a variety of backgrounds committed...
Protesters need to think harder. When you block roads or bridges, when you prevent people from going about their business, who are you winning over to your cause? Not the worker who can't be tardy to work one more time or they'll be fired. Not the person trying to rush their ailing pet to the veterinarian. Not the parent rushing out to buy baby formula. People trying to go about their business aren't suddenly going to be won over to...
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