BRATTLEBORO — Compassionate Brattleboro endorses, in the interest of compassion, Brattleboro Common Sense's efforts to articulate the Brattleboro area community's longing for, and commitment to, a world that is healthy, fair, and caring for all.
Nicholas Boke is a freelance writer and international educational consultant. CHESTER-Vermont GOP Chair Paul Dame...
Nancy Braus , a retired independent bookseller, is a longtime activist. GUILFORD-Vermont Yankee, a nuclear...
Also signing this letter were Ellen Martyn, Sara Longsmith, Emilie Kornheiser, Elizabeth Tannenbaum, Peter Fallon,
BRATTLEBORO-Like many of you, I have been outraged by the actions of the Trump administration,
The standing Finance Committee, which reviews town finances on behalf of Town Meeting members, has recommended the body approve the proposed fiscal year 2021 municipal budget. This budget and other financial items will come before Town Meeting members during Annual Representative Town Meeting on Saturday, March 21. Town Meeting members will meet in the gym of the Academy School for a pre-meeting informational session on Wednesday, March 11 at 7 p.m. This session, which is open to the public, allows...
I support Rep. Michelle Bos-Lun, a teacher and restorative justice practitioner, who is seeking a second term in the Vermont House of Representatives. In spring of 2021, Michelle and I gathered a group of concerned neighbors - now known as the Humanity Network - to address issues that arise in the community through creative communication and to offer support. Since those first Zoom gatherings, we have co-sponsored, with Rockingham and Westminster public libraries, communication training with Restorative Community Practice of...
Canal Street Art Gallery presents “Vermont Summer Group Show: All Mediums, All Subjects, All Art,” now on view to the public through Sept. 12. Visit the gallery's online viewing room at canalstreetartgallery.com to experience a new interactive format. The gallery also offers private appointments during their regular scheduled business hours,Wednesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Groups of no more than four people are scheduled in one-hour time slots to allow for all common spaces, frequently touched surfaces, and...
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