BRATTLEBORO — The Twilight Tea Lounge has been a great spot! Anneka Kindler upgraded the ambience and expanded the menu.
When out-of-towners visited I would take them there. I'm sorry to see it go!
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...
According to Kurt White, more people in the United States died from opioids last year than U.S. soldiers from the Vietnam War during the entire duration of that conflict. From that perspective, the director of ambulatory services at the Brattleboro Retreat believes that opioids aren't getting enough attention. “If it was a war, it would. But it is kind of a war - but with hidden victims,” he said. This class of drugs, and their negative effects on the people...
Thanks to the more than 350 respondents to the Brooks Memorial Library strategic planning survey. The library board of trustees and staff are dedicated to learning what the community wants and needs so we can improve our services and be an asset to the community. Thanks also to the staff at the six community organizations that allowed us to interview regarding their constituents' use and experiences of the library. We conducted a raffle to encourage survey participation, and two of...
Editor, author, poet, and queer mother of two, Diana Whitney is making waves in the world of young adult poetry. Her anthology, You Don't Have to Be Everything (Workman Publishing), was released this spring and has gone through multiple printings. It reached No. 1 on Amazon's new release list for the Self-Esteem for Teens & Young Adults category. The anthology features 68 intersectional and intergenerational voices across eight chapters: “Seeking,” “Loneliness,” “Attitude,” “Rage,” “Longing,” “Shame,” “Sadness,” and “Belonging.” Within a...
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