RE: “Remembering Kate” [Memoir, April 25].
A courageous and touching personal story, beautifully told. Thank you, Mary Ellen Copeland!
BRATTLEBORO-Big thanks to Joyce Marcel for an excellent article/interview with Becca Balint, and big thanks...
BRATTLEBORO-As I listen to all the reports of what's happening in the Texas Legislature, I...
SAXTONS RIVER-An open letter to Gov. Phil Scott: On Aug. 10, I received an email...
GUILFORD-In the subheading referring to "the 'cruelty' of the budget bill," I understand why you...
It's easy to take Town Meeting for granted. It is, on its surface, the annual gathering of small-town voters to debate small-town things. It's an endearing New England tradition wrapped in local characters and tied with a string of Robert's Rules of Order. Town Meeting, however, is We the People made local. Yes, it's easy to roll one's eyes at an hour-long debate about hiring a dog catcher, concedes Susan Clark, the town moderator for Middlesex. Town Meeting is powerful...
I am extremely grateful and humbled to be honored with the Democratic nomination for state representative to the Windham-3 district. Many people worked very hard to help me reach this point, and my thanks go out to every person who voted, made phone calls, wrote letters, placed lawn signs, and talked to friends and neighbors. I encourage all of you to continue to contact me and help direct your representation in Montpelier. My contact information is 802-376-1134 and matrieber@gmail.com. Please...
New England Youth Theatre's Theatre Adventure presents Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream on Thursday, April 13, at 10:30 a.m., and Friday, April 14, at 7 p.m., at the West Village Meeting House in West Brattleboro. According to a news release, the Theatre Adventure Thursday Troupe's spring production promises to be “an unforgettable experience for audiences and performers alike,” as the company explores Shakespeare's “rhythmic language and outrageous storylines.” In the play, a nobleman of Athens named Egeus believes he has...
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