BRATTLEBORO — Did you know that kids and adults pick our food? I worked on a farm. I liked eating the mint.
I think it's good that kids pick our food. Kids should work for a little bit of time, but not for a whole day, so they can see their parents.
Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...
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After having met six times to completely work through all sections of the proposed fiscal year 2020 municipal budget, the Selectboard took some final steps before preparing to submit the document to Representative Town Meeting. The good news: there's a chance that the Town Manager's staff will end up realizing its stated goal of raising property taxes no more than 3 cents per $100 of assessed value. But it's close. The current iteration of the proposed budget sees taxes going...
I am pleased to be supporting Chip Carter for the three-year opening on the Guilford Selectboard. I take it as a good sign when people arrive in town and plunge right into work for a community organization, as Chip has done with the Green River Village Preservation Trust. Being on a town Selectboard has become a demanding and complex job, and it is important, if we want to preserve this form of small-town government, that we continue to find talented...
BRATTLEBORO-Naturalist Patti Smith will lead a workshop on creating and maintaining a nature journal from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31, in the Community Meeting Room of Brooks Memorial Library. A nature journal that captures observations and experiences can bring enhanced, intensive attention to one's surroundings, Smith says. Keeping a nature journal can be a potent tool for learning or for finding peace and beauty. In this workshop, Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center (BEEC)'s Smith will share some...
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