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Sheriff’s Dept. signs policing contract with Westminster

Wednesday, June 26, 2013 — Issue 209

WESTMINSTER — The town has contracted with the Windham County Sheriff's Department for 40 hours of patrol services per week.

Under the contract, the department is responsible for assigning the town a full-time deputy. Sheriff's deputy Ian Tuttle has been named to the position.

The contract, effective July 1, covers fiscal year 2013-14.

Tuttle is to conduct general presence patrols, targeted patrols, and answer calls for police services. He also will conduct outreach with residents and businesses on crime prevention programs.

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A place for deep conversations?

By
Olga Peters
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 — Issue 579

Attending Annual Representative Town Meeting has often been an exercise in endurance as meetings, at least in the past 10 years, have stretched well beyond the eight-hour mark. Frustration expressed by some members around the lack of deep conversations at this year's meeting, however, highlighted ARTM's limitation in this regard. By the end of the night, the number of meeting members began to dwindle, prompting remaining members to consider - and ultimately vote down - a non-binding proposal to move...

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Voices

A matter of access and inclusion

By
Sonia Silbert
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 — Issue 604

This Saturday at Annual Representative Town Meeting (ARTM), town reps will have a chance to take a simple step to make our town government more inclusive and accessible. Will we take that opportunity? The Selectboard is a powerful body that makes important decisions which impact everyone who lives, works, uses resources, and travels in Brattleboro; however, the job itself is accessible only to a minority of the population. Selectboard members make either $3,000 or $5,000 per year for a sizable...

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Arts

FOMAG at 50

By
Richard Henke
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 — Issue 321

On Sept. 5 and 6, Friends of Music at Guilford (FOMAG) will presents its annual Labor Day Weekend Festival with an evening concert in the Organ Barn on Kopkind Road (off Packer Corners Road), and an afternoon orchestra concert on the lawn at the Organ Barn. The event celebrates FOMAG's 50th season. FOMAG, a community organization that offers a year-round season of concerts and other activities in Southern Vermont, is dedicated to the tradition of amateur musicians who perform music...

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