BRATTLEBORO — A ban on sale of assault weapons would be good.
A ban on sale of votes by Congress would be better.
BRATTLEBORO-We are living in a moment of deep crisis for our democracy. Billionaires and political...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
One of the perks that come with a Chamber of Commerce gig is a front-row center seat at the pageant of players who step onto our community stage every day to show us what they've got. From service providers to shopkeepers, builders to bakers, they weave the fabric of our community - and we are enhanced by every thread. I first became aware of the Smith sisters when they brought their circus-production company, Nimble Arts, to the scene. Whether they...
The strikers in front of the FairPoint building on Main Street want it to be recognized that they are in an uphill battle against that company. FairPoint did not renew its workers' contract this summer and is offering them one that requires a one-third cut in pay and an inferior health plan at a higher rate. In addition, pensions are frozen. The man I spoke to said that it was a case of FairPoint wanting to bust the union. Unions...
Flapper dresses and boater hats are being dug out of the depths of closets or fashioned from thrift store finds as preparations begin for the Roaring Twenties dance Saturday, March 19, to benefit Our Place Drop-in Center. The Bluebird Orchestra will play at the Walpole Town Hall beginning at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Bluebird members Donald Saaf, guitar and vocals; Matthew Sharff, standup bass and vocals; Rick Contino, pedal steel and banjo; Riley Goodemote, trombone; and...
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