BRATTLEBORO — Whoever painted this graffiti on a rock in the West River estuary, please desist.
Haven't we already done enough to the Abenaki lands?
Painted rocks on the West River.
Voices
Cal Glover-Wessel grew up in Brattleboro and lives here again after a few years of...
PUTNEY-I am grateful to call Bex Slattery a colleague, blessed to call her a friend,
WILMINGTON-As a former Vernon resident (and one dying to move back there!) I wholeheartedly endorse...
BRATTLEBORO-Oscar Heller is my choice for the three-year seat on the Brattleboro Selectboard. As a...
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets has announced grant awards from a new competitive round of Local Food Purchase Assistance funding, and two Windham County organizations are among the recipients of the total $200,000 awarded. SUSU commUNITY Farm in Newfane will receive $50,000 to launch an expanded, free CSA (community supported agriculture) program to provide “locally grown, culturally-relevant” vegetables for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) families and new refugees. Retreat Farm's Community Food Project in Brattleboro...
I would like to apologize for calling the LGBTQ+ community “people with unusual sexual preferences” at the Sept. 1 Brattleboro Selectboard meeting, where I presented a petition calling on the board to “fly the We Celebrate Democracy/Civil Rights For All main street banner over Main Street whenever there is a space for a banner to be hung.” According to our mission statement, we are organized and operate exclusively on a nonprofit basis to promote positive nonviolent public action for democracy...
In recognition of World Alzheimer's Day, Thursday, Sept. 21, the Latchis Theatre will be a participating venue in the statewide premiere of the new documentary Keys Bags Names Words, a film directed by Cynthia Stone about people living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias who share stories of heartbreak and hope in aging. Keys Bags Names Words will be screened at 7 p.m. Admission is free. The Alzheimer's Association Vermont Chapter, AARP of Vermont, Vermont Department of Health, Community of...
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