VERNON — Water should be for everyone.
When some people poison water, it affects a community's health, and when some people own water, it means others won't have enough.
Some people think that water should not be for everyone, but I think that's wrong. I think all of this evidence shows that water should be free for everyone - because water might get taken away from you and me.
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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When Christine Linn tells people “we have homeless youth in Brattleboro,” she says, “they don't believe me.” Linn has firsthand knowledge of the situation: A couple of decades ago, she was a homeless young person in Brattleboro. In April, Linn was appointed as director of youth development at Youth Services. In this position, she works directly with homeless youth and oversees others who assist them. She is in charge of local host homes that provide respite for runaway teens, and...
Twenty-nine neighbors from Guilford and Vernon recently gathered to discuss issues and values they hold in common in this troubling, tumultuous political time and to begin organizing to effect much-needed change. The lively conversation naturally raised both local grassroots and national concerns. Anyone interested was invited and did join in, including Progressives, Democrats, Independents, and disaffected Republicans. The success of this community meeting will be followed up by another, tentatively scheduled for late October and will focus on one of...
RAMParts Presents, in partnership with Exhibition on Screen, brings Vermeer and Music: The Art of Love and Leisure to the Bellows Falls Opera House on Thursday, Aug. 24, at 7 p.m. The 90-minute feature was filmed in London, New York, Washington D.C., Amsterdam, the Hague, and Delft, and guides the viewer through Vermeer's life story. The National Gallery of London offers a fresh look at arguably one of the greatest artists of all time, painter of the famous Girl with...
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