BRATTLEBORO — I write to support David Schoales in his bid for re-election to his three-year seat on the Brattleboro Selectboard.
He has been on the right side of many important issues facing us, from the vote to hire a sustainability coordinator to working to get high-speed fiber internet service throughout the town.
David is forward-thinking, and that's what we need on the board.
Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
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Not many people in Vermont have accomplished so much yet have been publicly recognized so little as Roger Allbee. His life has been defined by being the quiet insider - not seeking glory but working hard to preserve the agricultural heritage of his beloved state. For being such a deep part of Vermont history, in September, Allbee received the Vermont Lifetime Leadership Award from the Vermont Council on Rural Development. The Townshend resident has worked as a cranberry exporter, as...
No one could be more surprised than I to be jonesing for Trump, but I'm still checking the news compulsively. I thought I was going to kick my thrice-daily news meals plus snacks, eager to see what the new outrage might be, the newest lie. I first planned to stop back in November - maybe not on election night, but soon after. But Trump's alternate reality flourished in the form of a fantasy landslide, a stolen election. I kept checking...
Sarah Freeman has been appointed director of exhibitions of the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC). In her new role, Freeman will oversee the artistic and curatorial facets of the museum's contemporary art exhibitions. She will also continue to manage the production of those exhibitions, which she has done as BMAC's exhibitions manager since 2015. Freeman's appointment coincides with the impending retirement of longtime BMAC Chief Curator Mara Williams. “Sarah will bring the perfect combination of expertise, experience, empathy, curiosity,
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