Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
BRATTLEBORO-In Brattleboro, a significant amount of public discourse happens online. While social media can be...
GREENFIELD, MASS.-When I saw the cover of The Commons, I decided to look over this...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group went off to Asheville, North Carolina! The multicultural group...
The first parking spot on Main Street reserved for drivers with disabilities will be available to drivers with state disabled plates or placards later this summer. The Selectboard approved the creation of the space at a public hearing on May 21, held during the board's regular meeting. The new parking space will be on the east side of Main Street, north of the clock, Town Manager Peter Elwell explained. While the spot will not be van accessible, Elwell said the...
New England Youth Theatre will present the groundbreaking play The Laramie Project, by Moisés Kaufman, directed by Hallie Flower, at 100 Flat St. on April 6 and 13 at 7 p.m., April 7 and 14 at 2 and 7 p.m., April 8 and 15 at 2 p.m., and April 13 at 7 p.m. In October 1998, Matthew Shepard was kidnapped, severely beaten, and left to die, tied to a fence on the outskirts of Laramie, Wyoming. Five weeks later, Moisés...
VERNON-A newly enacted state law - Act 122 - will likely be used to make fossil fuels the ultimate cause of our "climate damage." No substitute on a large-enough scale exists. Renewable solar and wind farms cover massive tracts of land and also need - Oh, my! - fossil-fuel power generation at times! A nuclear backup in Vernon is now being removed. Our power companies will work through rain and flooding, no matter whether we call it "heavy weather" or...
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