Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...
The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...
WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...
The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) is beginning work on replacing the Interstate 91 bridges that span Route 30 and the West River in Brattleboro. Between June 19 and 21, I-91 between exits 2 and 3 will be reduced to a single lane both northbound and southbound. Lane closures will be during daylight hours only. A construction crew will be conducting geological boring work on the interstate and adjacent to the West River Trail on June 24. The trail will...
The utter failure of the traffic light scheme at Malfunction Junction comes as no surprise to those of us who witnessed the sad demise of the sane solution proposed in the late 1990s: remove that sorry joke of a park at the lower end of Main Street and put in a roundabout. Brattleboro is familiar with the advantages of a roundabout at the other end of town: smooth traffic flow, fewer fatal accidents, and less stagnant air from idling at...
The Vermont Jazz Center is excited to present Cole Porter Fellow and pianist Emmet Cohen, who will be performing live from the VJC in his working trio, with Russell Hall (acoustic bass) and Kyle Poole (drums). The trio will be joined by a special guest, guitar legend Mark Whitfield. Cohen's list of awards and accomplishments is impressive, but these days he's attracting a particularly high level of attention due to his weekly livestream Facebook concerts. As of this writing, he...
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