Congrats to Michael Obuchowski! I wish I could have been there at the Windham County Democrats' Obie Awards. Keep swinging!
BRATTLEBORO-What a depressing time to celebrate Independence Day, as No. 47 and his obedient and...
Sarah Ellis is a writer and mental health advocate who grew up in Brattleboro and...
BRATTLEBORO-Analysis of Brattleboro's Charter Revision Survey reveals growing dissatisfaction with the current Representative Town Meeting...
GUILFORD-A term often used regarding a military action is "collateral damage." This term masks the...
The town's infrastructure needs a lot of help - and a lot of money. That's what Town Manager Peter B. Elwell told the Selectboard at the Nov. 20 board meeting. As Elwell, his staff, and the board have worked on the fiscal year 2020 budget over the past few weeks, both good news and bad news have emerged. Some revenues are up, like the money the town receives from the Meals and Rooms Tax. And Elwell has a plan to...
What sadness, anger, and shame I felt when I read about the demise of the Vermont Bread Co. and its parent company, Koffee Kup Bakery, in Burlington. The company, in business since 1978, was based here, with beloved breads and English muffins sold up and down New England and the middle-Atlantic states. And now it's gone. And so is the tax revenue. And so are the jobs of 247 Vermonters - 91 of them here in our town. As I...
With eggs from her own hens and wax from her own hive, Jenny Santa Maria offered a hands-on introduction to the art of pysanky - Ukrainian egg decorating - workshop on April 9. Using a tool called a kitska, Santa Maria scoops a small amount of beeswax and heats it over a candle flame. She then uses the kitska to draw with the wax on the egg before dipping it into different colors of dyes. With multiple applications of the...
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