SAXTONS RIVER — Shanta L.E. Crowley's piece was wonderful to read as we are currently relocating to the woodlands of Brattleboro - far enough from city life, yet close enough to enjoy all of the assets that the region offers.
Her experience matches our own, and we are looking forward to becoming a part of the wonderful, diverse culture of this amazing area.
Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...
The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...
WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...
State and local officials are scrambling to help the 91 employees of Vermont Bread Company who suddenly lost their jobs when its owner, Burlington's Koffee Kup Bakery, shut down operations on April 26. In the aftermath of the closing, one former employee, Matthew Chaney of Brattleboro, is the first plaintiff in a class action suit that alleges the abrupt shutdown was a violation of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. The closure came after a majority of...
I think Patience Merriman is absolutely correct! My wife and I just joined the ACLU and will align ourselves with the organization's works in the coming months and years. Here are other measures: • Speak out against groups that make lists of liberal professors and others. Call them all the horrible things that they are. • If you fly the stars and stripes, fly it upside down. That's a distress signal, and boy, are we distressed. • Personally, I always...
On Sunday, Sept. 19, at 2 p.m., Bruce Mandel will perform a free concert at the Town Hall on Main Street. This is a return engagement for Mandel, having played in 2018. “Bruce's acoustic guitar, keen lyrical ear, and intimate and honest voice have traveled with him across the country and through musical territory both new and familiar,” as described in the musician's publicity materials. “Lyrically driven, the diverse sounds of his recordings straddle and expand the contemporary folk, Americana,
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