BELLOWS FALLS — Please cease all quoting of Deb Wright. She is simply a nuisance. Amplifying her rants does not help, in any sense. She should have no spotlight.
MacLean Gander is retired from a long career as a professor and administrator at Landmark...
Deborah Lee Luskin , one of this newspaper's original columnists, blogs at deborahleeluskin.com. WILLIAMSVILLE-I have...
Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
The Brattleboro Retreat laid off 85 workers on Oct. 23 as part of a decision to cut five outpatient programs. The Retreat cut $8 million from the annual budget in order to move the state's largest mental health facility toward financial sustainability, according to a letter to staff from CEO Louis Josephson. At the end of the year, the private psychiatric facility will close five programs: a Hub program that provides medication assisted therapy for opioid addiction, an outpatient addiction...
I'd like to thank the Brattleboro'Food Co-op for the wonderful system they have in place for free curbside pick-up for people at risk who need to avoid going into stores. A big thank you for thinking outside the box about how to keep us all safe. And thank you to all the area food stores for the accommodations they are making for seniors and at-risk people, such as providing early-morning shopping hours on select days. I'm sure I'm speaking on...
The Brattleboro Area Jewish Community (BAJC), Congregation Shir Heharim, announces the release of their community cookbook, Song of the Mountains, Vol. 2, Favorite Family Recipes, Past & Present. According to a news release, the cookbook's theme is “family and the memories which are brought to mind by the foods that were shared at holidays, special occasions, and everyday meals.” Spearheaded by BAJC's fundraising committee - Deb Schiller, Susan Auslander, and Stephan Brandstatter - this project has been a year in...
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