BRATTLEBORO — Lester Dunklee is the best! I go in with some pretty random requests and projects. I have yet to stump him.
Sometimes it takes a minute, but that light bulb above his head always lights.
Charles F. Monette is a poet, teacher, playwright, actor, builder, and U.S. Army veteran. BRATTLEBORO-Recently,
Lachlan Francis chairs the Windham County Democratic Committee. WESTMINSTER-Democrats in the state Legislature scored some...
Fric Spruyt represents District 9 in Brattleboro's Representative Town Meeting. BRATTLEBORO-At the July 8 Brattleboro...
Jim Freedman is a leadership consultant and the author of Becoming a Leader: Identity, Influence,
Vermont runs on volunteerism and local leaders. They might serve as library trustees, as organizers of a local meal site, or in an elected seat on their Selectboard. Yet, while many people serve, not all can count on a network of peers or a way to learn new leadership skills to advance community projects. That's the impetus behind the launch of the Vermont Community Leadership Network, an online portal that will serve as a place for leaders of all stripes...
The Brattleboro Music Center's 2021–22 season Guest Series continues with the return of the Sarasa Ensemble, presenting “Kaleidoscope” on Saturday, Nov. 20, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and $10 for students at bmcvt.org. Those younger than 18 can attend free. As described in a news release, the concert will feature “colorful, ever-changing shapes in music with youthful Rimsky-Korsakov, timeless Purcell, and the genius of C.P.E. Bach.” Two new short works by Mariel Mayz and Li Qi, co-commissioned by David...
Those who want Vermont taxpayers to buy 13 merchant hydroelectric plants, three storage reservoirs, and 30,000 acres of land along the Connecticut and Deerfield Rivers from their latest owner, TransCanada of Calgary, Alberta, are overlooking some devilish details: • These interrelated assets are located mostly in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. How would the state of Vermont administer them? How would towns tax the respective properties? (The New Hampshire state line is along the Vermont side of the Connecticut River.) •
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