BRATTLEBORO — We thank this community for supporting the Amber Bernier scholarship at our fifth Walk for Amber StorySlam, cosponsored by Strolling of the Heifers.
We had entertaining stories with a wonderful audience.
Mary McCallum used to contribute regularly to the commentary series that used to air on...
Timothy Belknap describes himself as a "downtown resident and Brattleboro lover." BRATTLEBORO-The yes vote to...
WEST TOWNSHEND-When I learned, as a girl, about the lead-up to Kristallnacht, I had thought...
BRATTLEBORO-The headline made me curious enough to read this one person's opinion of a local...
In Vermont, Town Meeting is the occasion where the audience becomes legislators. However, the tradition of people exercising their responsibilities as local lawmakers looks different this year due to the necessary public health measures that towns are taking in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of in-person gatherings, approximately three-quarters of Vermont's towns have opted to conduct business on Tuesday, March 2, using Australian ballots, a temporary measure enacted into law in response to the pandemic. In Windham County, only...
As of Jan. 6, 2021, the United States of America is certifiably insane and in a coma in need of critical care. There is no quick remedy; no drug will do the trick. Maybe surgery is the best option. But surgery by itself is not the answer. Therapy, centuries of therapy, might dig us out of the diagnosis hole of insanity and bring us back to the real world of democracy as expressed in our hallowed Constitution. As it is...
BRATTLEBORO-Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St., hosts a solar eclipse celebration with Thistle on Monday, April 8. All ages are welcome and eclipse-viewing glasses will be provided. Arrive at the front entrance of Epsilon Spires at 2 p.m. to receive your Solar Eclipse Glasses. Partake in some celestial-inspired refreshments, and then wander around downtown Brattleboro to enjoy viewing the partial Eclipse which begins at 2:14 p.m., peaks at 3:38 p.m., and ends at 4:37 p.m. Then return to Epsilon Spires at...
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