BRATTLEBORO — RE: “A community photographer, mentor, and friend” [Editorial, April 3]:
A nice tribute to a good friend who is already missed by many.
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...
Dr. Thomas Simpatico doesn't think it's news to anybody that “the war on drugs hasn't gone well.” The chief medical officer for the Department of Vermont Health Access, Simpatico calls the current environment a “supply-and-demand market.” And he names the solutions, “from a simple business sense”: the new controlled delivery system that “simply outmaneuvers” the criminal element by making opiate replacement therapy (ORT), or medically assisted therapy (MAT), cheaper to access. ORT, as delivered through this Hub and Spoke Initiative,
Brattleboro Housing Partnerships publicly thanks the people at Thompson House Rehabilitation and Nursing Center for their collaboration and generosity. On March 21, BHP Support and Services at Home staff took a group of 10 seniors and adults with disabilities to Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory in Deerfield, Mass. Several people in the group had limited mobility. After enjoying the conservatory, the group was ready to head home, only to find that the BHP van was not working properly. The wheelchair lift...
This Memorial Day weekend, May 29 and 30, local artists will continue the annual statewide open studio tour tradition. Art in Bellows Falls, a collective of artists will gather at 33 Bridge St. in that village. There, visitors will find Chris Sherwin and Nick Kekic in their glass studios, Scott Morgan's painting, and Judy Lidie's handmade soaps. For just this weekend, Clare Adams will offer painted glass, and Jeanette Staley will show her collage, home decor, and more. Others may...
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