BRATTLEBORO — I was so proud of my town when I read about its recognition of COVID-19-period unsung heroes.
This expression of compassion, this unwillingness to allow such efforts to be taken for granted, is exactly the reason I moved to this town.
Bravo, Brattleboro, and special thanks to Compassionate Brattleboro for this, for our monthly compassion stories, and for your efforts to help reduce the heartbreaking divisiveness in our country.
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Peter and Mary Alice Amidon, local performers and teachers of traditional music, dance, and storytelling, are the 2023 recipients of the Brattleboro Unsung Hero Award from Compassionate Brattleboro. The ceremony will be held on Tuesday, June 13, at 5:30 p.m., at Centre Congregational Church on Main Street. The citation describes them as “two remarkable musicians“ who have “sung so often and so beautifully for the living and the dying, for justice, love and compassion, for members of our community, both...
We cannot have another accidental death during a police apprehension. Why not give law enforcement tranquilizer guns? Officers have only split seconds to make a potentially lethal decision. With a tranquilizer gun, they can shoot first and ask questions later. Was that just a shiny object in the suspect's hands or a handgun? No joke intended. Let's give the police tranquilizer guns and end these accidental killings.
Four Windham County arts and community organizations have received Cultural Facilities Grants from the Vermont Arts Council. The organization recently awarded more than $300,000 to 17 such institutions around Vermont, calling the act “a critical investment in the state's aging cultural infrastructure.” According to a news release, the program supports capital improvements to town halls, theaters, library buildings, museums, community centers, and other public spaces where Vermonters gather for arts and cultural activities. The Vermont Legislature has also allocated an...
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