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...
Good day to you, residents of the windy hamlet in southeastern Vermont! I hope we're all enjoying this healthy dose of rain, because we sure need it. Granted, the drought is worse where I reside down in western Massachusetts, but we're all hurting for more rain, so luckily we've got some to put a light dent in the drought. As far as our sensible weather is concerned for Wednesday, another low pressure system will push east-northeast into the Ohio Valley...
Youths from across Vermont have been recognized by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards for their exceptional artistic and literary talent. The 133 award-winning entries of artwork and writing will be exhibited at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) starting Friday, Feb. 19. The exhibit will culminate in a virtual awards ceremony on its last day, Saturday, March 6, at noon. This year's keynote speaker will be Lina Longtoe, an Abenaki filmmaker and educator. The Scholastic Art & Writing...
Gerard Cloutier writes that he feels very safe in Vermont, refutes any presidential responsibility for a rise in “violent crime,” and presents statistics to demonstrate that, in fact, there has been no rise in violent crime during the current administration. As Mark Twain said, “There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Here are the numbers Mr. Cloutier left out. Despite a 43-percent drop in overall violent crime since the 1990s, mass shootings have increased dramatically since the Federal Assault Weapons...
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