Brattleboro's Seasonal Overflow Shelter (SOS) opened for the 2019-20 winter season on Nov. 18. After a successful first and second season located at the upper dormitory on the Winston Prouty campus (formerly the Austine School for the Deaf), Groundworks' staff and Board say they are grateful for the opportunity to return to the space for a third year. “This program is the area's last safety net for the most vulnerable members of our community,” Josh Davis, Groundworks Collaborative's Executive Director,
A petition seeks to do away with what are known as “no-cause evictions” in a March 7 vote to amend the Town Charter. The Reformer quotes Marta Gossage, who submitted the petition and makes sweeping unsubstantiated statements that tenants are getting evicted without cause at a greater rate than in the past. Even if she’s accurate, what does that statistic say? She gives an emotional description of the experience of a single friend who received a 60-day notice to vacate...
When the Brattleboro Arts Initiative (BAI) started in 1998, its primary mission was developing a thriving arts scene in the Brattleboro area. But when BAI took ownership of the Latchis Theatre and Hotel in 2003, running and maintaining the historic 1938 complex on Main Street immediately took precedence. Eight years later, the organization says it makes sense to take the name of what had become its main priority. So now, BAI has renamed itself Latchis Arts. The organization commissioned Jeff...
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