BELLOWS FALLS — I'm not sure what communities in this area have an easier time recruiting new people for fire departments or retaining them.
Most departments that I talk to - both in the area and out of the area - have the same issue as Putney.
Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this...
BRATTLEBORO-What a depressing time to celebrate Independence Day, as No. 47 and his obedient and...
Sarah Ellis is a writer and mental health advocate who grew up in Brattleboro and...
BRATTLEBORO-Analysis of Brattleboro's Charter Revision Survey reveals growing dissatisfaction with the current Representative Town Meeting...
BRATTLEBORO-Assistant Town Manager Patrick Moreland admits there have been a few glitches as the system comes online. "We have had a few stumbles with rolling out the new system," he told The Commons on Dec. 2. Among the glitches: "A card reader in the Harmony Lot failed and needed an immediate replacement. That has been resolved. We believed that receipt paper would be included with new machines. On this, we were mistaken. Receipt paper has now been installed." One of...
The Future Collective will host the fourth annual Future Fest on Sept. 3 to 6 in Brattleboro. Future Fest is a four-day music and arts festival drawing over 50 bands and performance artists from all over New England, such as Crank Sturgeon, Mal Devisa, Home Body, Zebu, and Guerilla Toss. Many local Brattleboro acts will also be performing, such as If Not I Than Who Then, MV EE, Barishi, badweatherfriend, Aura Shards, and Ruth Garbus. Thursday night will start the...
I thank and applaud Laura Campbell for all of the time and energy she has given to opposing the proposed housing project in Putney. She and those who have helped and supported her in this effort deserve a lot of credit for stepping up and showing up to meet all of the complex challenges of this important issue. It is important because it will change Putney in ways that many of its residents will have to live with for years...
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