Tom Schiedler shows that one is never too old to learn about and appreciate a new art form. Thank you for making me look in a different way.
Jason Cooper, a real estate investor, developer, and property manager, has served as a steering...
Jessica Dolan, Ph.D. (District 8) is a Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting member. BRATTLEBORO-Our predecessors were...
Emilie Kornheiser, Ian Goodnow, and Mollie Burke represent Brattleboro in the Vermont House of Representatives.
SPRINGFIELD-On April 16, during his inaugural speech as secretary of health and human services, Robert...
It's not every day that you hear of something that's still going strong after 100 years. But this summer, the Green Mountain Camp for Girls is celebrating its 100th year with reunions, shared memories, singing, feasting, dancing, sports, and yes, s'mores. It is also mounting a Centennial Campaign to raise $100,000 for capital improvements. The camp seems to inspire the girls who go there. “We're helping people recapture a very good time in their lives,” said current camp director, former...
On April 20, the Brattleboro Development Review Board will consider an application by the Brooks House developers to close the Harmony Lot/High Street driveway to vehicles. I write in an effort to call attention to this ill-conceived plan. First, some background. It seems undeniable that the Harmony Lot High Street driveway was designed and built to allow vehicles to pass. Since I moved to Brattleboro 33 years ago, this driveway has always been used by vehicles, and it seems likely...
Need a cure for your post-spooky-season blues? The Ax Wound Film Festival - now in its fifth year - is ushering in more scares deep into the fall 2019 season. Spend Friday night, Nov. 15, and all-day Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Hooker-Dunham Theater & Gallery (www.hookerdunham.org) in downtown Brattleboro with some of the most riveting and intense shorts directed by women. “Many films are darkly funny and more likely to utilize experimental storytelling over the traditional narratives,” festival director...
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