Certainly, Vermont should not be adding a dirty-fossil-fuel plant! How about a solar facility with non-toxic aqueous battery storage instead?
Keep moving forward. Don't backslide!
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...
BRATTLEBORO-While most residents sought refuge indoors during the icy grip of the polar vortex, a dedicated team of volunteers braved the cold to bring snow to a barren hillside. Todd Fahey, vice president of the board of the Brattleboro Ski Hill, spearheaded the efforts on Jan. 3, turning an already-long week into a marathon. As a self-proclaimed "diehard skier," he chargeD into the frigid air despite having spent most of the past 24 hours on his feet at Brattleboro Memorial...
Last week, the Vermont House of Representatives passed a bill that will raise additional funding to expand Internet to approximately 30,000 unserved and underserved Vermonters. H.870 will increase the universal-service fee on phone bills by half a percent, raising roughly $1.6 million per year. The language was approved 96–31 in the House. A resolution, also approved by the House last week, underscores the urgent need for that preliminary funding. House Resolution 19 asks the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities...
Many have spoken out in outrage over the conditions at detention centers at the Mexico/U.S. border, banding together on social media and in person to protest the Trump administration's policies, especially the inhumane treatment of children separated from their families. But for those without experience organizing, it can be difficult to understand how to take action in a meaningful and effective way. For Sonya Marx, a college student who grew up dancing and going to school in Brattleboro, leveraging the...
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