BELLOWS FALLS-On this Saturday, the 250th anniversary of two early Massachusetts battles that irrevocably advanced...
BRATTLEBORO-Greg Lesch. the executive director of the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce, died Feb. 19,
Many people in Windham County look on in frustration as they watch the police arrest...
ROCKINGHAM-The town of Rockingham recently announced that the Proposed Amendments to the town's Zoning and...
Pipes protruding through waves of green grass like periscopes are the only sign that a capped landfill sleeps beneath the soil. Soon, the Windham Solid Waste Management District's old 25-acre landfill may hold a sea of solar panels. Inside the WSWMD's headquarters on Old Ferry Road, machines spin and clank, separating cardboard from paper and plastics from aluminum. The district sells recyclables to keep assessment costs down for its 19 member towns. In the conference room, part-time Executive Director Robert...
Four-time Grammy-award winning cellist Eugene Friesen teams up with pianist extraordinaire Joel A. Martin on Friday, July 12, at 7:30 p.m., to explore the acoustics of the “Stone Church,” the Immanuel Episcopal Church, at 20 Church St. The concert, the first of two public events that weekend offered as part of the concurrent Vermont Improvisation Intensive, melds Friesen's cello artistry with Martin's trademark “Jazzical” approach, which draws from the soundscapes of Brazil, Europe, and the United States. The Vermont Improvisation...
The Brattleboro Planning Commission is looking for volunteers to serve on the new Town Plan Advisory Group. The advisory group will assist the Planning Commission in identifying major issues and goals for the new Town Plan to address, assist with public outreach, and review draft chapters of the plan. The Advisory Group consists of 12 to 15 people, and will meet approximately every two months over the coming two years. This is an exciting opportunity to help create Brattleboro's future.
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P.O. Box 1212, Brattleboro, VT 05302
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139 Main St, Suites 601A and 604, Brattleboro, VT 05302
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