NEWFANE — As a Newfane resident, I need to clarify something in the recent article regarding anti-bias training.
Erica Walch is quoted at length, presenting her own personal political opinion.
While she may be identified in the article as the librarian at the Moore Free Library, she should not be seen as representing the views of the library, its members, or its board of directors.
Her views are her own.
Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
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A batch of heavy showers and thundershowers on July 17 and 18 dumped about 4.5 inches of rain in the area and caused flash flooding that damaged roadways, flooded basements, kept emergency personnel busy, and caused hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage to roads in town. No injuries were reported. According to a release from the Brattleboro Fire Department, most of the flooding took place in West Brattleboro, which received the most rain from the storms. Some flooding also...
BRATTLEBORO-As local and global understanding of Israeli genocide against Palestinians has grown over the past eight months, and opposition to the actions of Israel builds, there have been many words printed in these pages expressing a feeling of Jewish unsafety. One writer objects to hearing the term "the Zionist project" - a term long used by historians to describe the modern political and demographic movement that created the Jewish-majority state of Israel - as antisemitic, and somehow "trickling down" to...
PUTNEY - Twilight Music continues its 21st Twilight On The Tavern Lawn series of bluegrass, folk/rock, world beat, jazz, pop, and Zydeco summer concerts on Sunday, July 21, with an evening of the hits and harmonies of Phil and Don Everly performed by Sean Altman and Jack Skuller. The concert begins at 6 p.m. on the Putney Tavern lawn in downtown Putney (bring a lawn chair or blanket) or at Next Stage at 15 Kimball Hill in case of rain.
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