BRATTLEBORO — I'm writing in appreciation of the beautiful flowers we have throughout downtown Brattleboro this summer!
Our quality of life is higher because of these flowers. Many thanks to those who are responsible for them.
Wendy Harrison is one of Windham County's two state senators. BRATTLEBORO-We're talking a lot about...
LEYDEN, MASS.-I was lucky to have been born in Boston in 1947 and never served...
WARDSBORO-I agree, we do need facts. Have you heard of CWD (chronic wasting disease)? It's...
The writer is president of Vermont Friends of Israel. ATHENS-In response to Bert Picard's criticisms...
The saga of troubles that followed Marlboro College's 2019 announcement that it was closing may have reached its denouement, and a happy one at that. On Sept. 24, Democracy Builders Fund (DBF), which purchased the 533-acre campus and its 52 buildings in 2020 for a pittance in cash, conveyed the property to Potash Hill, Inc., an entity under the control of the Marlboro School of Music (MSM), which operates as Marlboro Music. “While it will create some important challenges, the...
One of the great joys of being a state legislator is going into our schools and meeting with students. Those visits are often followed with having them visit the Statehouse, a trip that gives students a sense of history and teaches them what democracy is. One aspect I emphasize is that before we had our democracy, we had a king who gave no voice to the people. That didn't sit well with our ancestors, and we established our democracy -
BRATTLEBORO-How does landscape painting intersect with environmental conservation? Two experts explore the possibilities at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) on Sunday, Sept. 29, at 2 p.m. Moderated by BMAC Curator Emerita Mara Williams, the talk will feature visual artist Ilana Manolson, whose exhibit, "The River Between," is currently on view at the museum, and Connecticut River Conservancy Executive Director Rebecca Todd. Manolson is a painter, printmaker, and naturalist based in Concord, Massachusetts. She lives beside a river and...
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