It is so important to shine a light on the dark corners of our institutions. Parents and members of the community place trust that children will be protected from harm in these safe spaces. What has been revealed, time and again, is that our trust must not be blind.
Thank you for providing a responsible, considerate place for these truths to be revealed. My hope is that, as a society, we begin to recognize the red flags of abuse through the sharing of these stories.
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The Brattleboro Retreat's chief executive is leaving for a job in the Boston area. Louis Josephson joined the Brattleboro Retreat in January 2016, according to the nonprofit's website. The Retreat's executive vice president, Linda Rossi, will replace him as interim CEO in early April, the chair of the Retreat's board said Tuesday. Josephson did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday afternoon, but board Chair Tom Huebner said the staff learned of the news Tuesday afternoon. Rossi has been...
I'm voting for Carolyn Partridge and Leslie Goldman for state representatives for the Windham-3 district. Carolyn Partridge is well known, while Leslie Goldman has my vote because of her support for public health, climate change, and small businesses. These three issues are central to the challenges of the next two years. I've known Leslie since our children were in middle school together; she is smart, hard working, and a careful and compassionate human being. She knows this community well -
BELLOWS FALLS-Fingerstyle guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto will lead a comfortable, informal masterclass for players of all levels of ability and accomplishment on Sunday, Dec. 17, at 11 a.m., at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge St., in advance of his 2 p.m. concert. Wisdom on scales, thumb placement, tunings, improvisation, and more will be presented "with kindness and patience and easy laughter by one of the best fingerstyle players in the world," say organizers. Tsukamoto will demonstrate fingerstyle techniques, including chords and...
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