DUMMERSTON — Jeff Potter's article is excellent. One way to help homeless people like the woman in the article is to contact Governor Shumlin and our state legislators and ask them to increase funding for the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board.
This can be done by raising taxes on millionaires.
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...
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Windham Southeast Supervisory Union (WSESU) Superintendent Mark Speno has been given a two-year contract. WSESU board members Chair Kerry Amidon, Michelle Luetjen Green, Liz Adams, Kelly Young, and Tim Maciel voted unanimously on Jan. 11 to authorize Amidon to negotiate and sign the agreement. “Congratulations,” Amidon said as applause erupted in the room. “Thank you,” replied Speno. “I am grateful and appreciative of the extension,” Speno told The Commons after the meeting. “I look forward to continuing to work with...
This letter made me chuckle - thank you for that! I am very proud to be be a family member of the Halifax Highway Department (not the “Halifax Road Club,” as the writer so affectionately calls it). Maybe we should have T-shirts made to make us stand out in town. Then, if anyone wants to ask me any questions, I can try to state the facts, not just the mindless babbling of an uninformed citizen.
During the month of January, seven Brattleboro-West Arts members will exhibit recent work in a variety of media at the Robert H. Gibson River Garden, 157 Main St. The art on display will include acrylic paintings, watercolors, hooked and braided wool, oil paintings, encaustics and pastels, in styles ranging from new visions of wildlife to landscapes to abstraction. Participants include Julia Eva Bacon, Maisie Crowther, Lesley Heathcote, Ron Karpius, Kris McDermet, Walter Slowinski, and Jen Wiechers. Bacon's oil paintings highlight...
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