SAXTONS RIVER — RE: “Former library director envisions lawsuit” [News, Sept. 25]:
It's about time someone revealed the truth. Thank you for your reporting on this very serious injustice.
BRATTLEBORO-What a depressing time to celebrate Independence Day, as No. 47 and his obedient and...
Sarah Ellis is a writer and mental health advocate who grew up in Brattleboro and...
BRATTLEBORO-Analysis of Brattleboro's Charter Revision Survey reveals growing dissatisfaction with the current Representative Town Meeting...
GUILFORD-A term often used regarding a military action is "collateral damage." This term masks the...
Town Meeting Representatives voted on October 20 to approve upgrades to the police and fire stations, and to reject a new 1 percent sales tax to offset the $14.1 million construction project. Town Meeting Members hold the fiduciary authority to decide whether to bond projects and approve taxes. By secret ballot, they voted 99-34 to approve bonding the police and fire upgrades. Of the 145 Town Meeting Members, 133 cast votes. According to Town Finance Director John O'Connor, the estimated...
The newly enacted Education Governance Reform law has set in place a process designed to lead to larger school districts - a process that, if not achieved by a certain time, will result in action by the state if local actions do not result in the desired reforms. This bill is the culmination of several years of work by the Legislature and the administration, borne of the belief that larger school districts will be more efficient and can lead to...
The Brattleboro Union High School Players will present Tom Stoppard's absurd comedy Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead on Friday, Oct. 18, and Saturday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. in the BUHS Auditorium. Admission is $5 at the door. This is a play where nothing happens, but it happens elaborately. It is a “clever, quirky, ingeniously crafted conundrum,” according to a news release, about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two non-entities in Shakespeare's Hamlet. Pawns in an elaborate chess match they don't know...
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