Congratulations, Starr LaTronica! Brooks Memorial Library is very lucky.
Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
BRATTLEBORO-In Brattleboro, a significant amount of public discourse happens online. While social media can be...
GREENFIELD, MASS.-When I saw the cover of The Commons, I decided to look over this...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group went off to Asheville, North Carolina! The multicultural group...
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England has seen a surge in both donations and in volunteers since the election of President Donald J. Trump. “The outpouring of support has been tremendous,” said Jill Krowinski, the organization's outgoing vice president of education and Vermont community affairs. Since the Nov. 8 election, Krowinski said Planned Parenthood of Northern New England has received more than 600 new donations - roughly half from donors who have never given to the organization before. The organization...
In-Sight's first Youth Photo Contest & Fair is off to a good start, say organizers, with 19 youths submitting more than 50 images so far, but the Contest & Fair planning committee says many potential entrants have asked for more time, so they have extended the entry deadline to Sept. 17 at midnight. Youths (ages 11 to 18) living within an hour of Brattleboro are invited to submit images. Entrants do not have to be In-Sight students, and it is...
BRATTLEBORO-The state Legislature has seen a lot of change recently: In 2022, a third of the House members and a third of the Senate members retired; 38 out of 150 House members and five out of 30 Senate members are retiring in 2024. I interacted extensively with state government during my career, and most recently as executive director of a statewide nonprofit, I can tell you that Emilie Kornheiser's experience as a legislator over the past six years, and as...
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