ROCKINGHAM-A pair of Stephen Belaski murals, in storage in northern New York for the past...
BRATTLEBORO-The Selectboard has learned that it will cost about $2.1 million - a 9% increase...
With the election now in the books, change is in the air. But how this...
BRATTLEBORO-"I always thought that the Sportsman's Lounge on Canal Street in Brattleboro was our own...
The work is just beginning. So said Emily Megas-Russell and Shea Witzberger, who have been retained by the town to facilitate a deep examination of municipal resources, how they are spent on public safety, and whether those resources can be used more equitably to support community safety, health, and well-being. The facilitators and nine committee members shepherding the Community Safety Project held their first meeting last week, which served as an initial meet-and-greet and an opportunity for Megas-Russell and Witzberger...
I offer my enthusiastic support for Emilie Kornheiser's bid for state representative. I've lived and worked in the Brattleboro area for my entire adult life. As a clinical psychologist, I care deeply about our community - though recently, like many of us, I have become increasingly skeptical and distressed about politics and politicians. When I shuffled into Emilie's campaign kickoff gathering, my cynicism came along. But then she began to tell us about her inclusive worldview; she revealed a nuanced...
David Blight, acclaimed author of Race and Reunion, will consider how Americans looked back on the Civil War during its centennial in the 1960s in a talk at Brooks Memorial Library on Wednesday, Dec. 7. His talk, “American Oracle: The Civil War in the Civil Rights Era,” is part of the Vermont Humanities Council's First Wednesdays lecture series and takes place at 7 p.m. Blight's talk will focus on the early 1960s, during the growing Civil Rights movement, and how...
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