We inadvertently omitted a name on “Police should be taking hate speech seriously,” a letter that appeared in the July 18 issue. The letter should have been signed by both Arlene Distler and Steve Minkin.
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...
BRATTLEBORO-Analysis of Brattleboro's Charter Revision Survey reveals growing dissatisfaction with the current Representative Town Meeting...
Two years after facing tough questions about the diversity of its municipal workforce and procedures in recruitment, and after almost a year of searching, the town has hired its first human resources director. Town Manager Peter Elwell told board members at the May 7 Selectboard meeting that Sally Nix will begin work on June 17. He also described the process of hiring Nix, painting a portrait of a long journey that took him, his colleagues in the Municipal Center, and...
For the month of June, Gallery in the Woods, 145 Main St., is showing oil paintings by Bobby DiTrani, with an opening reception on Friday, June 3, from 5 to 8 p.m., as part of Gallery Walk. As described by the gallery, DiTrani's work “focuses on themes of mythology, archetype, and implied narrative, often with an environmental undertone. Beautifully rendered figures full of energy and light in devastated landscapes. Drawing from past and contemporary influences, new myths are transcribed for...
His leadership has been breathtaking. So has the courage and true patriotism of the Ukrainian people. Make no mistake: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's life is on the line. Russian President Vladimir Putin is threatened by him, and now, with the world moved by his heroism, with the contrast of the democrat versus the despot, David versus Goliath, Putin is put to shame and is more motivated than ever to get rid of him. Putin has trained assassins searching for Zelenskyy,
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