MARLBORO — Thank you, Amy Comerchero! We've been sooooo lucky.
Enjoy a good rest, and then we'll look forward to what's next for you - and our tummies.
BRATTLEBORO-I want to express my support for those of my neighbors, the children at my...
BRATTLEBORO-It's good to see the American flag flying at half-staff again after the exoneration of...
BRATTLEBORO-The incoming president has now signed pardons for the violent treasonous folks who stormed the...
Lisa Chase is retired and lives in Putney, where she is a member of the...
BRATTLEBORO-The topic of public safety dominated two recent Selectboard meetings, as business owners, nonprofit leaders, and townspeople expressed fear, frustration, hopelessness, and "compassion fatigue" about life downtown. During its July 23 and Aug. 6 meetings, the board heard stories of public drug use, business break-ins, and harassment. For those coming before the board, the message was clear: The community does not feel safe. Several nonprofit organizations near the transportation center on Flat Street - where town police regularly respond to...
With the 2022 Vermont rate of 37 opioid deaths per 100,000 people, who among us is asking themselves this question: “Why does Windham County have the distinction of having the highest rate in the state at 56.4 deaths per 100,000?” No stranger to the long-term effects of the family disease of addiction, we escaped death by opioid overdose - barely. I am writing today not because I have the answer or even an answer. I am, however, writing because I...
Joe Milliken still remembers the first time he heard the synthesizer-infused rock 'n' roll that stormed onto the airwaves in 1978 with the self-titled debut album of The Cars. From the fire of Elliot Easton's lead guitar to the ice of Greg Hawks' synthesizer, “Just What I Needed,” the first single off The Cars, didn't sound like anything else on the radio in the early summer of 1978. But the other element that made “Just What I Needed” a top-30...
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