BRATTLEBORO — Thanks to the 4,461 Windham County voters who supported my run.
I experienced seven weeks of kind and encouraging comments from old friends, acquaintances, and total strangers.
I strongly encourage others to consider running for public office. It is a rewarding and affirming experience, win or lose.
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...
WEST TOWNSHEND-When I learned, as a girl, about the lead-up to Kristallnacht, I had thought...
BRATTLEBORO-The headline made me curious enough to read this one person's opinion of a local...
By this fall, the Windham & Windsor Housing Trust expects to begin construction on a new, 23-unit apartment building on Flat Street, next to the Boys & Girls Club. This is the first time in nearly a century downtown Brattleboro has seen a completely new structure dedicated almost exclusively to living space. Although the first floor will have space for offices, a community room, and a retail shop, the building is primarily residential. The building will house eight studio apartments,
From 2010 to 2016, the town of Brattleboro's heating fuel costs rose by 16 percent, not including inflation. With the methodology used to arrive at this figure, adjusting to FY2016 prices and FY2016 weather (in heating degree days), apples are compared to apples. Said another way, the town, adjusting for weather differences between years, purchased 16 percent more heating fuel in FY16 than in FY10. On Dec. 20, the Selectboard voted 3–2 not to include recommended energy-saving measures (ESMs) in...
The Actors Theatre Playhouse closes its 2017 season with a Main Stage production of one of Anton Chekhov's masterpieces, Uncle Vanya. The play is a comic and dramatic cautionary tale about the courage it takes to overcome the invisible suffering of ordinary people, the futility of service to others, and the fragility of beauty and illusions. The story revolves around a retired professor who, returning to his estate to live with his young wife, Yelena, mindlessly manages to trip over...
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