BRATTLEBORO — Integrity is a rare word these days. Susan Keese had it!
BRATTLEBORO-Since moving to Brattleboro over a year ago, I have learned that there are so...
BRATTLEBORO-The Anti-Defamation League's 2024 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents reports a deeply troubling rise in antisemitism...
DEERFIELD, MASS.-U.S. Rep. Becca Balint claims that President Trump "does not give a damn about...
The writer is a Town Meeting member representing District 8. BRATTLEBORO-As part of Brattleboro's FY26...
The Harris Hill Ski Jump had cancelled its annual competition a dozen times in the past century for a variety of reasons - World War II (1943–45), a lack of snow (1930, 1932, 1937, 1980, 1981, and 1998), and reconstruction of the ski jump to meet international competition standards (2006–08). And now, joining the list of extenuating circumstances that can remove a beloved local tradition and major winter sports institution from the calendar: the coronavirus. Organizers last week decided to...
It is too bad that Kenneth V. Scipione thought he could mansplain Elayne Clift's view of abortion. His letter contains some serious misunderstanding about women's lives. One sentence set me back particularly: “Victims of rape or incest have available to them the ability to prevent pregnancy.” Please tell me, Mr. Scipione, what ability that is. I am a survivor of incest that started when I was 3. Of course, my body prevented pregnancy then, but what about when I turned...
In 1973, the Andrews Inn opened in Bellows Falls and became a legendary dance club, restaurant, hotel, and gathering place for southern Vermont's LGBTQ+ community for more than a decade. Fifty years later, in honor of the people and culture that shaped the inn's legacy, the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) hosts a day-long celebration of the inn on Saturday, Sept. 23. In partnership with Vermont Folklife and Out in the Open, BMAC is inviting visitors to drop in...
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