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...
Commonwealth Dairy expected to add 50 jobs in its first five years. Since starting operations in 2011, the fledgling yogurt company employs more than 80 full-time workers and additional temporary staff. “We definitely blew that one [estimate] away,” said Benjamin Johnson, chief financial officer with Commonwealth. He credits the company's quick growth to market demand and, overall, a good sense of timing. Commonwealth announced on Nov. 1 that it received $12.2 million in financing. According to Johnson, the funds are...
In 2018, I traveled with a Florida-based United Church of Christ delegation to Pétion-Ville, a community on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Haiti Partners, a remarkable organization that is changing lives multigenerationally - primarily through education - hosted us. I immediately thought about Brattleboro's interest in sister communities and wondered if Pétion-Ville might be a natural fit. Having studied southern African history for two decades, I'm aware of the brutality that can result from a society's having been colonized. A...
Mary White takes joy from walking the streets downtown, seeing familiar faces during her daily routine. She also takes an extra second to snap a photo of something that catches her eye. The retired librarian will present her photo series, “Downtown Reflections,” at the Brooks Memorial Library on Wednesday, Feb. 26, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Ever thought about seeing something without looking at the real thing? That's how White describes the final selection of approximately 100 images that...
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