BRATTLEBORO — A ban on sale of assault weapons would be good.
A ban on sale of votes by Congress would be better.
PUTNEY-I am grateful to call Bex Slattery a colleague, blessed to call her a friend,
WILMINGTON-As a former Vernon resident (and one dying to move back there!) I wholeheartedly endorse...
BRATTLEBORO-Oscar Heller is my choice for the three-year seat on the Brattleboro Selectboard. As a...
BRATTLEBORO-Gov. Phil Scott has proposed eliminating Vermont's successful universal school meals program. As a parent...
Three days after he jumped from a car during transport, a dog who has captured the attention of a huge swath of the community is still spending his days and nights on the loose while professionals try to bring him in to warmth and safety. Rudy, a 12-pound, black-with-tan-markings terrier/dachshund mix, escaped on Jan. 15 after a miscommunication between the transporter who had brought him from San Antonio, Texas, and volunteers resulted in his being put in the wrong vehicle.
Proposed amendments to Brattleboro's Charter are on the March 3, 2015, ballot. The Brattleboro Selectboard asks you to consider the following when voting: • Town Meeting term limits - Brattleboro's Town Meeting is both participatory and representative democracy. Up to 155 residents get elected and gather annually to make budget and policy decisions for the town. It is anti-democratic to ban Brattleboro residents from Town Meeting because they have attended six years in a row. Term limits would bar many...
This weekend, British history is coming alive in the park. Sponsored by King Arthur Flour and Vermont Country Deli, the Vermont Theatre Company (VTC) presents its 23rd annual Shakespeare in the Park, Henry V, in Brattleboro's Living Memorial Park at 6 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, June 28, 29, and 30, and July 1. Henry V tells the tale of the transformation of a callow young prince into a wise and just king. The drama is based on the life of...
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