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.
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...
The Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC) is encouraging communities along the river to participate in public information sessions as part of the states' responsibility to protect water quality in the next step of the relicensing of five hydroelectric facilities. The Wilder, Bellows Falls, and Vernon hydroelectric projects, in addition to the Turners Falls dam and Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage Facility in Massachusetts, are in the process of renewing their licenses with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). According to the CRC,
I watched the three-plus-hour Brattleboro Selectboard meeting concerning the Golden Cross Ambulance contract, and at the very end of the meeting, the motion was made and immediately a vote was taken without a second. According to Robert's Rules of Order, a second is a must before a vote is taken. Just questioning a legal vote.
New England Youth Theatre will present the groundbreaking play The Laramie Project, by Moisés Kaufman, directed by Hallie Flower, at 100 Flat St. on April 6 and 13 at 7 p.m., April 7 and 14 at 2 and 7 p.m., April 8 and 15 at 2 p.m., and April 13 at 7 p.m. In October 1998, Matthew Shepard was kidnapped, severely beaten, and left to die, tied to a fence on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyoming. Five weeks later, Moisés...
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