A contribution to the Sept. 4 Letters from Readers column called out U.S. Rep. Peter Welch for not voicing support for impeaching President Donald Trump.
Welch, in fact, called for Trump's impeachment on July 18.
Last week, a group of Afghan refugee women, accompanied by local artist and teacher Terry Sylvester, made signs that say “Welcome” in English as well as Dari and Pashto - the two official languages of Afghanistan - and distributed them to downtown businesses. “[Store owners] were very happy, and they said, 'Welcome' to us,” said Fatima, who participated in the project. ”They accepted our signs and put them in the windows, and they were very kind to us.” Later in...
Town Meeting is one week as I write on Feb. 25, and many residents of Guilford have not yet received a copy of the town report, which is vital to the Town Meeting process. The reports were delivered to the Brattleboro post office on Feb. 7. This is just another example of the very poor service we are receiving in our rural community. Mail is often delivered to the wrong box, or not received at all (when you know a...
Marlboro Music Festival's fourth concert weekend, featuring three opportunities to attend, is nearly here as 35 resident artists will perform masterworks and new music by their resident composer. On Friday, Aug. 4, Marlboro Music Festival gives back to the local community with the annual town benefit concert in Persons Auditorium. All proceeds from this event support Marlboro town organizations. Helmut Lachenmann is this season's composer in residence at Marlboro Music. "This is a rare U.S. visit for the 87-year-old German...
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