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Common interests, or us-versus-them?
Landlords respond to a proposal to prohibit advance collection of last month's rent
BRATTLEBORO-I want to express my support for those of my neighbors, the children at my...
BRATTLEBORO-It's good to see the American flag flying at half-staff again after the exoneration of...
BRATTLEBORO-The incoming president has now signed pardons for the violent treasonous folks who stormed the...
Lisa Chase is retired and lives in Putney, where she is a member of the...
Prior to the revote regarding the Guilford Free Library renovation project, the Selectboard will host a public informational meeting as required by law on Monday, May 16, at 6:30 p.m. Polls will be open at the Town Office on May 24 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The question will be handled via Australian ballot. At this point, the informational meeting will be held virtually via Zoom, as was the meeting prior to the first vote on March 1. Chair...
I appreciate Rick Cowan's investigative reporting of the Brattleboro Retreat's top brass's salaries. It clearly shows where all that taxpayer money they are asking for would go. I'd like to know what the lowest paid workers (presumably the ones who interact most with the patients and perform the most challenging work) earn. How many patients does a psychiatrist need to see in a week to earn more than $200,000? Do the high earners live in Brattleboro, where they could reinvest...
The Wild Goose Players, The Rotary Club of Bellows Falls, and local sponsors Mascoma Bank and M&T Bank have teamed up to create the first annual Bellows Falls Festival, The BFF, on Saturday, June 10, from 1 to 10 p.m. The BFF is a one-day event that promises to be packed full of excitement and entertainment. The festival will take place outdoors at the Waypoint Center, 17 Depot St. Food vendors Jamaican Jewelz, Bellows Falls Moose Club, Smokin' Bowls, and...
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