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Links to Annual Town Meeting warrants

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 — Issue 192

Following are links to the 2013 Annual Town Meeting warrants for the towns in Windham County, with the exception of Brattleboro, whose Representative Town Meeting will take place March 23.

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A day without internet

By
Devan Monette

BRATTLEBORO-In the predawn hours of Nov. 7, a fire tore through the abandoned remains of...

Foes of Putney housing project get fourth defeat

By
Virginia Ray

PUTNEY-A fourth appeal to the Vermont Supreme Court has proved unsuccessful in stopping the proposed...

Petition brings new public conduct code to Town Meeting

By
Kevin O'Connor

BRATTLEBORO-A group of residents has successfully petitioned for a special Town Meeting to debate whether...

Refugees and asylum seekers brace for new political winds

By
Joyce Marcel

BRATTLEBORO-Once you have lived through a civil war, or been beaten and tortured and starved,

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In the spirit of the season

Wednesday, December 11, 2019 — Issue 540

If you are overwhelmed by the crass commercialism that has overtaken the holiday season, a trip to see Shirley Squires' 1,500 nativity sets in her home might be just what you need. She has been collecting nativity sets since 1993 and, as the collection grew, in 1997 she decided to share it with anyone with an interest in visiting. As the years have passed, Squires, 90, has given up most of her living spaces to the Christmas displays. The only...

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Voices

Tree removal absurd and outrageous

By
Dan Woodbury
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 — Issue 438

I wondered what was happening there. This is absurd and outrageous! A developer seeking to construct homes that close to I-91 would very likely be required by the town and/or the state to screen the building from the highway with plantings. I wonder if the removal of the trees and buffer might be in violation of Brattleboro land-use regulations.

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BMC presents ‘Heine’s Romances,’ with Peter Shea and friends

Wednesday, June 5, 2019 — Issue 513

On Sunday, June 9, at 3 p.m., at the Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way, vocalist Peter Shea will present a free concert based on a cycle of satirical and romantic ballads published in 1844 by the great German-Jewish poet Heinrich Heine. Shea, a frequent soloist in the Brattleboro area as both tenor and baritone since 1993, will be joined by soprano Junko Watanabe and pianist Susan Dedell, both members of the faculty at the Brattleboro Music Center, as...

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