Congratulations, Starr LaTronica! Brooks Memorial Library is very lucky.
PUTNEY-I am grateful to call Bex Slattery a colleague, blessed to call her a friend,
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BRATTLEBORO-Oscar Heller is my choice for the three-year seat on the Brattleboro Selectboard. As a...
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-At an Oct. 21 debate with Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., Mark Coester disagreed with the incumbent Democrat on nearly every issue - challenging the basis of the questions and, at times, the moderators themselves. Coester, a Westminster logger and small business owner who won the Republican and Libertarian nominations for Vermont's sole seat in the U.S. House, even seemed to question his own presence at the debate and his status as the parties' standard-bearer. "It's a great mystery how I...
I believe people are good. I believe in helping one another, in peace, unity, inclusion, equality, and justice. This is not just blind faith in humanity - I know I am not alone. The majority of Americans want to take care of and educate our children, they want stricter gun laws, good health care, and to protect the environment. The majority of Americans believe immigrants are an important part of our country's identity. We are all doing our best to...
The Brattleboro Music Center recently received a $500 grant from the Dunham-Mason Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation (VCF), which supports endeavors that contribute to the betterment and vitality of the Brattleboro area. The grant will help further the Brattleboro Music Center's mission of fostering the joy and understanding of music by giving hundreds of school-age children vocal and instrumental instruction. The funding will be used to provide rental instruments and music books to the young players in the programs.
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