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BRATTLEBORO-In the predawn hours of Nov. 7, a fire tore through the abandoned remains of...
PUTNEY-A fourth appeal to the Vermont Supreme Court has proved unsuccessful in stopping the proposed...
BRATTLEBORO-A group of residents has successfully petitioned for a special Town Meeting to debate whether...
BRATTLEBORO-Once you have lived through a civil war, or been beaten and tortured and starved,
In 2017, after 44 years of running his medical practice, Robert Tortolani, one of the town's most beloved doctors, retired quietly. His soft-spoken, modest nature would have it no other way. So the award he received on Jan. 24 - Person of the Year - from the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce came as a total surprise to Tortolani, who said he “was in a state of shock.” Groundworks Collaborative received the Chamber's Member of the Year award for its...
I cannot let Gerard Cloutier's selective dismissal of Kevin O'Keefe's recent Viewpoint go unchallenged. Cloutier (let me guess ... straight, white, male?) cites numerous statistics claiming that latest statistics show criminal activity has decreased. One criminal statistic he does not cite is that hate crimes have risen steadily since 2015, when Donald Trump began his presidential campaign in earnest. The piece does not address O'Keefe's mention of congressional inaction, despite majority public support, on gun-control legislation. Nor does he address...
PUTNEY-Keith Murphy's latest release, Bright as Amber, self-released nearly one year ago, will be played in its entirety by a special band of musicians for its debut performance at Next Stage Arts. For many years, the artist, who has lived in Brattleboro for 30 years, has been "forging a distinctive sound in the world of traditional song." Murphy grew up in Newfoundland surrounded by the rich musical traditions of the British Isles. "The songs that I often sing are songs...
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