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BRATTLEBORO-We are living in a moment of deep crisis for our democracy. Billionaires and political...
Tim Kipp, a political activist since the 1960s, is a retired history and political science...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
According to documents shared during the Dec. 16, ceremony from the Friends of Vernon Center, the town, and Entergy, the Governor Hunt House has witnessed many changes. Jonathan Hunt built the house in 1789 for his wife, the former Lavinia Swan. Born in Northfield, Mass., Hunt inherited many acres of land in town and served as the state's first lieutenant governor under Gov. Thomas Chittenden. Hunt himself, however, never became governor. He did serve as sheriff of Windham County and...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Literary Festival will hold its first Literary Cocktail Hour of 2025 online on Friday, Jan. 10, at 5 p.m. The discussion that will showcase the new book, Ski, Climb, Fight: The 10th Mountain Division and the Rise of Mountain Warfare, by Lance R. Blyth. Blyth's book examines how the 10th Mountain Division of World War II met the challenges of fighting in the mountains, where armies must overcome the challenges via survival strategies and mobility, and how the...
This month marks 10 years since Tropical Storm Irene swept through the state, washing away roads, bridges and homes, downing power and phone lines, and leaving behind a mess. And in Newfane, in the face of this natural disaster, residents pulled together to help one another. We held nightly potlucks at Williamsville Hall, where we shared food and news and where we stockpiled donations of essentials for those who lost everything. We set up a phone line and Wi-Fi so...
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