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Thoughts from Bennington to the Bi-Towns on economic development

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 — Issue 67
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Meeting will discuss proposed state education reform

BRATTLEBORO-The public is invited to a special informational meeting hosted by the Windham Southeast School...

Hoop barn collapses under weight of snow and ice

By
Virginia Ray

BRATTLEBORO-Ashlyn and Abraham McClurg of Rebop Farm on Sunset Lake Road are reeling but resilient,

Eight vie for three seats on Brattleboro Selectboard

By
Virginia Ray

BRATTLEBORO-The Annual Town Election takes place for all town voters on Town Meeting Day, Tuesday,

Storm packs annual ski jump weekend into four hours

By
Kevin O'Connor

BRATTLEBORO-Upon the advent of the airplane at the turn of the 20th century, locals with...

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Officials discuss soon-to-change mask guidance and pandemic lessons

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Erin Petenko
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 — Issue 654

Last week, officials at Gov. Phil Scott's weekly press conference cited the falling number of severe Covid outcomes as a reason to end its masking recommendation and change its isolation guidance effective March 14. “The decision to wear a mask will be up to each person based on their own circumstances, personal risk assessment and health needs,” Health Commissioner Mark Levine said this week. “This will mean something different for everyone,” he said. “You may feel ready to take off...

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One-sided pledge on ballot violates spirit of inclusivity

By
Richard M. Orlan M.D.
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 — Issue 801

WESTMINSTER-I never imagined I would have to defend my Jewish identity in my own neighborhood, but the upcoming March 4 Annual Town Meeting Australian ballot in Brattleboro is forcing me to speak up. The proposed pledge of Article II, which takes a one-sided stance on the Israel-Palestinian conflict, makes me feel unwelcome in my own community. Israel is far from perfect - no country is - but reducing such a complex situation to a black-and-white issue ignores history and reality.

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UVM professor examines trauma, triumph of Maya Angelou at First Wednesday talk

Wednesday, December 24, 2014 — Issue 286

UVM professor Emily Bernard will look at the transformation of beloved poet and activist Maya Angelou in a talk at Brooks Memorial Library on Jan. 7, 2015, at 7 p.m. Her talk, “Delicious to the Ear: The Inspiring Voice of Maya Angelou,” is part of the Vermont Humanities Council's First Wednesdays lecture series and is free and open to the public. Before she became an internationally revered poet, memoirist, and activist, Maya Angelou was mute for five years as a...

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