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Friends of Algiers Village purchase Guilford Country Store

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Olga Peters
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 — Issue 62
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WSESD, WSESU press the state for supervisory union expansion

By
Virginia Ray

BRATTLEBORO-As the provisos of this year's education reform law set in, the Windham Southeast School...

Selectboard seeks ideas for next year's budget priorities

By
Virginia Ray

BRATTLEBORO-The Selectboard will host a listening session to kick off the fiscal year 2027 budget...

Senior meals director departs after 10 years

By
Lauren Harkawik

JACKSONVILLE-After overseeing the senior meals program for 10 years, Terrie Dumaine is stepping down from...

Heat Fund braces for region's loss of federal fuel aid

By
Randolph T. Holhut and Jeff Potter

BRATTLEBORO-The Windham County Heat Fund, with the help of a $20,000 matching grant, is kicking...

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Health worker steamed by vape giant

By
Wendy M. Levy
Wednesday, December 12, 2018 — Issue 489

Tobacco Prevention Specialist Rolf Parker is unequivocal: “Juul tried to shut us down,” he said. Parker, who works with West River Valley Thrives and the Brattleboro Area Prevention Coalition, set out to educate youth on the dangers of vaping by publicizing the dangers and the wide availability of the electronic cigarettes online using video and social-media outreach. Juul, the $16 billion company that manufactures the devices, claimed that Parker's efforts violate their trademarks and pressured YouTube and Facebook to remove...

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It’s time to end the epidemic of sexual assault

By
Elayne Clift
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 — Issue 257

What do city subways, college dorms, and military service have in common? They are all venues for the vulnerable when it comes to sex assaults. The latest horror stories come from women in New York who've been ogled, groped, flashed, harassed, splashed with ejaculate, and attacked on subways or in subway stations. One recent account involved a woman who was forced off a train and managed to escape only when she was able to push an alarm button as her...

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‘Mad gang’ of Cotton Mill artists will open their studios this weekend

By
Richard Henke
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 — Issue 180

Where can you go to see blown glass, woodworking, ceramics, circus, dance, painting, music, food, film, furniture, garden sculpture, jewelry, books, bodywork, jams, candles and more, all under one roof? This Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Nov. 30 through Dec. 2, a self-described “mad gang” of artists, musicians, bakers, cooks, circus performers, and craftspeople of the Cotton Mill open their studio doors for the 11th annual Open Studio event. This celebration features the work of many artists and artisans, and promises...

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