Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this...
BRATTLEBORO-What a depressing time to celebrate Independence Day, as No. 47 and his obedient and...
Sarah Ellis is a writer and mental health advocate who grew up in Brattleboro and...
BRATTLEBORO-Analysis of Brattleboro's Charter Revision Survey reveals growing dissatisfaction with the current Representative Town Meeting...
Youth at the Moore Court housing complex are helping to answer a question often heard at farmers' markets: “What can I make with this vegetable?” With guidance from AmeriCorps volunteer Dane Kingsley and Meredith Wade, an education/outreach coordinator at the Brattleboro Food Co-op, a core group of youth prepare samples using ingredients from that week's farm share to hand out at the Elliot Street Market Basket every Tuesday. The youth come from Moore Court, a public-housing development of 28 two-,
In celebration of Brattleboro Union High School's appreciation of the arts and those who create it, an Art Recognition Event will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the multi-purpose room. This event will be an occasion for the BUHS art community to come together and enjoy a festive evening of creativity and view one another's art. It will provide an opportunity to acknowledge BUHS artists, past and present, and their mentors. It will also provide artists...
“They” say I made a good showing for a first run for a legislative seat. “They” say incumbents 9 times out of 10 get re-elected. “They” say an appointee to a seat is as good as it gets. Well, that's all well and good. What “they” do not say is why people desperately want change but vote those same incumbents back into office. Why would they expect a different outcome from that of the last two years? What I do...
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