I am a long-time colleague of Starr's and a big fan. Brattleboro has made a brilliant choice! The town will reap rewards for years to come. I wish she were library director in my town.
Congratulations, Starr! Brooks Memorial Library is very lucky.
Tim Kipp, a political activist since the 1960s, is a retired history and political science...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
For years, administrators have been planning a large-scale upgrade of the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital campus to address long-term needs. But those efforts got a big boost in 2014, when Brattleboro resident Ronald Read bequeathed $6 million to the hospital. Now, that money will play a significant role in a proposed $22.7 million, four-story expansion that is expected to house new operating rooms, medical offices, and cardiopulmonary rehabilitation facilities. The hospital has filed paperwork for state approval of the project, which...
Brattleboro native Sam Amidon will perform a solo concert of reimagined folk songs accompanied by banjo and guitar, fiddle tunes, and storytelling on Thursday, July 14, at 7:30 p.m. at the newly renovated Next Stage in Putney. Now living in London, Amidon tours the U.K., U.S., Europe, and Australia with his performances of reimagined traditional songs from the public domain, as well as the occasional contemporary pop song - rearranged into his own unique and mesmerizing compositions, according to a...
Many thanks to the generous and caring staff at Hannaford for making our shopping trip there such an enjoyable and successful event. We prepared 28 baskets, each of which provided a complete Thanksgiving dinner for a local family.
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