Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this...
BRATTLEBORO-What a depressing time to celebrate Independence Day, as No. 47 and his obedient and...
Sarah Ellis is a writer and mental health advocate who grew up in Brattleboro and...
BRATTLEBORO-Analysis of Brattleboro's Charter Revision Survey reveals growing dissatisfaction with the current Representative Town Meeting...
The Overflow Shelter at the First Baptist Church of Brattleboro on Main Street has opened this week, but volunteers are still needed. “A lot of my volunteers who started the first year have burned out,” said Lucie Fortier, the executive director of the Brattleboro Area Drop In Center, who organizes the winter shelter, now in its sixth year of operations. Fortier said the shelter runs in two shifts: one from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., and the second from 1...
Brattleboro-born poet GennaRose Nethercott is recording an album of original ballads, each performed and co-written by a different acclaimed folk band - and for the month of September, the project is crowdfunding support on Kickstarter to help bring it to life. After months spent studying traditional balladic forms and tropes, Nethercott composed a series of eight new, narrative poems that includes tales of shapeshifting sweethearts, lumberjack legends, carnivals and eclipses and murderous revenge. They are steeped in folklore, yet driven...
Thanks to the 4,461 Windham County voters who supported my run. I experienced seven weeks of kind and encouraging comments from old friends, acquaintances, and total strangers. I strongly encourage others to consider running for public office. It is a rewarding and affirming experience, win or lose.
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