BRATTLEBORO — I am so proud of what Ann Braden has done, and I have been honored to work with her on GunSense Vt. projects. I believe she will be an amazing senator when her time comes.
(Also, her successor is Clai Lasher-Sommers, not Lashman.)
Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this...
BRATTLEBORO-What a depressing time to celebrate Independence Day, as No. 47 and his obedient and...
Sarah Ellis is a writer and mental health advocate who grew up in Brattleboro and...
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“The job kept me here,” Capt. Ron Hubbard said. “I loved it. I loved every minute of working here. And the people ... and I couldn't imagine doing anything else all those years.” Hubbard joined the Brattleboro Fire Department as a call man in May 1979, and was hired full time in August 1980. He was promoted to lieutenant in January 1987 and captain in November 2000. He retired June 28, after 37 years. Hubbard was a student at Brattleboro...
Director Jay Craven is taking time out from his busy schedule teaching and filmmaking to remember his friend and collaborator, author Howard Frank Mosher, who died in January at 74. Craven directed five films based on Mosher's works. On Sunday, Dec. 3, at 1 p.m. at the Latchis Theatre in Brattleboro, and at 6:30 p.m. at the Whittemore Theater at Marlboro College, Kingdom County Productions will present a Howard Frank Mosher tribute. Each event will include 20 minutes of reflections...
Funding should come from fines on violations. You're putting it on the good landlords who already spend more money per unit. This cost will ultimately be borne by the tenants. Instead of using firefighters and paying overtime - an expensive idea and one that presents conflict of interest issues (some firefighters are also landlords) - I suggest hiring a dedicated inspector. If this idea seems too costly, perhaps other area towns could share this service and expense.
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