HINSDALE, N.H. — I read with interest about Brattleboro’s proposed charter change to limit rent increases to 12% per year to avoid throwing tenants out due to rent increases.
I propose an addition to this amendment: since rents may not be increased by 12%, property taxes (which affect renters as well as homeowners) may not go up by more than 12% in a year.
Let’s look at causes for rent increases ... all causes.
Sarah Copeland Hanzas is Vermont's Secretary of State. Prior to her election, she served for...
BRATTLEBORO-Mollie S. Burke has represented District 8 for 16 years. She is a trusted and...
BELLOWS FALLS-All registered voters of Windham-3 - that includes Rockingham, Westminster, and Brookline - please...
WESTMINSTER-My friend Ann Smith and I attended Casey Cota's meeting on the Affordable Heat Act...
An assistant judge from Windham County who will appear on the Aug. 9 primary ballot said she has dropped out of the race following her resignation from the post earlier this month. Democrat Patricia Duff, who's held the role since 2006, said three bouts with COVID-19 and associated health issues prompted her to resign. Her health made coming to work difficult, she said. Duff's colleague, Assistant Judge Lamont Barnett, also a Democrat, is seeking reelection. According to the Vermont Secretary...
BRATTLEBORO-We are longtime residents of Brattleboro and have followed and appreciated David Gartenstein's public service for many years, including his time as Representative Town Meeting moderator and as member of both the Brattleboro School Board and the Brattleboro Union High School Board, the Development Review Board, and the Charter Revision Commission. We have also known him as a fellow Representative Town Meeting member. All of this participation shows David's deep experience and his commitment to public service in our town.
Latchis Arts presents two holiday screenings of the film Elma and the Top, an original musical by Newfane composer, filmmaker, and writer Robert Fritz, on Saturday and Sunday, December 16 and 17, at 4:00 p.m. With songs by Fritz and Denis Smith, Elma and the Top tells the story of Elma, the smallest elf in the North Pole, who tries and tries to be of use but just can't find where and how she fits in. It is also the...
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