BRATTLEBORO-Under a slate gray sky with a cold wind sweeping across the Town Common, approximately...
JAMAICA-A 85–56 vote on Jan. 14 to keep Jamaica Village School open will affect the...
DUMMERSTON-The future of children's offerings at Lydia Taft Pratt Library will be a whole lot...
BRATTLEBORO-Three candidates have expressed interest in being appointed to the Windham Southeast School District (WSESD)
Severe deterioration of the bridge deck has prompted the closure of the Castle Hill Bridge on South Main Street for up to three weeks. Town Manager Scott Murphy told the Selectboard last week that the deterioration was discovered when the paving coat was removed during milling work on South Main Street. Murphy said the damage had nothing to do with flooding from Tropical Storm Irene last year, since the underside of the bridge is sound. The bridge was closed to...
RE:“Rockingham, BF boards vote to fire municipal manager” [Town & Village, April 24]: This is in no way meant to respond negatively to the comments of Interim Municipal Manager Willis David “Chip” Stearns II. He certainly has a right to form his own opinions on our system and community. However, I feel compelled to respond. First, I would like to present some facts on his argument against working with two boards. Many school superintendents regularly deal with more than one...
The Pikes Falls Chamber Music Festival returns to the Latchis Theatre this summer for two twilight-hour free concerts on Friday afternoons, according to a news release. Grammy-nominated musicians from the chamber music festival - celebrating its fifth season in Jamaica - will perform music by Bach, Schumann, Rachmaninoff, and world premieres by Joseph Hallman and Nathan Lincoln-Decusatis on consecutive Fridays - July 29 and August 5 - at 4 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are welcome. Complete concert repertoire...
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