BRATTLEBORO — Great coverage of a terrific event! Thank you to the Brattleboro Chamber, and specifically to Kate O'Connor and Greg Lesch, for all of their hard work on the recent governor's debate!
PUTNEY-I am grateful to call Bex Slattery a colleague, blessed to call her a friend,
WILMINGTON-As a former Vernon resident (and one dying to move back there!) I wholeheartedly endorse...
BRATTLEBORO-Oscar Heller is my choice for the three-year seat on the Brattleboro Selectboard. As a...
BRATTLEBORO-Gov. Phil Scott has proposed eliminating Vermont's successful universal school meals program. As a parent...
A Bristol, Vermont-based education technology company will use a $350,000 state loan to establish a presence in Windham County - and to expand its reach far beyond Vermont's borders. SchoolHack Solutions landed the funding via the Windham County Economic Development Program, a pot of cash established by a 2013 shutdown settlement agreement between the state and Entergy Vermont Yankee. SchoolHack will hire an unspecified number of staffers and establish a physical presence in the Brattleboro area, said David Lipkin, chief...
For almost five months, state legislators worked diligently on a budget. In one afternoon, Gov. Phil Scott vetoed it. Scott's veto, which came down on May 27, was based on affordability. “Vermonters have made it clear that living in our state is not affordable, and the data backs that up as we are ranked as having one of the highest tax burdens in the nation,” Scott said in a press release. Scott, a Republican, accused the Legislature - where Democrats...
Actors Theatre Playhouse (ATP) presents "Spotlight," a program of short stories, poetry, music, and more, on Saturdays, Sept. 7 and 14, at 7:30 p.m. Spotlight is ATP's new literary variety show. This year, actors, musicians - and perhaps audience members - will explore what it means to be "good" (and not so good!) through various short performances. The evening will include works of Mark Twain, Bertolt Brecht, Dorothy Parker, John Prine, Robert Frost, Aesop, John Steinbeck, and others. "Spotlight pieces...
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