Great article about Lester Dunklee, my dad!
It's all true. Yes, the Whetstone flood was severe - thanks to all who helped my dad and other businesses and people who were impacted.
Retirement...what's that? Is that like refurbishing your tires?
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Timothy Belknap describes himself as a "downtown resident and Brattleboro lover." BRATTLEBORO-The yes vote to...
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When U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., makes his periodic “Congress in Your Community” visits to the towns of Windham County, local concerns usually take precedence. But on a steamy afternoon at the Putney General Store on July 5, the talk was dominated by President Trump. Welch, who is seeking his seventh term as Vermont's lone congressman, called the Trump administration “an existential threat” to the nation's democratic form of government. “It's not about what Trump's position is on health care,
• Viewpoint: Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe on towns' ultimate autonomy in offering school choice to their respective students. • Counterpoint: Compass School Director Rick Gordon responds to Holcombe's piece. • Viewpoint: David Schoales, a member of the Brattleboro Selectboard and Town School Board, offers his personal point of view on the rush to change.
Yellow Barn is extending its “Beethoven Walks” on the Hannum Trail on Putney Mountain through Labor Day “due to an outpouring of enthusiasm and many requests,” according to a news release. People who have walked the trail have expressed feeling transported, and shared that it is the first time since the pandemic escalated that they have been able to put it out of their minds, according to the international center for chamber music. The Hannum Trail walk - and a...
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