BELLOWS FALLS-On this Saturday, the 250th anniversary of two early Massachusetts battles that irrevocably advanced...
BRATTLEBORO-Greg Lesch. the executive director of the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce, died Feb. 19,
Many people in Windham County look on in frustration as they watch the police arrest...
ROCKINGHAM-The town of Rockingham recently announced that the Proposed Amendments to the town's Zoning and...
According to Robert Putnam, Harvard professor of public policy and author of “Bowling Alone,” retired UVM political scientist Frank Bryan is widely recognized as the world's leading expert on town meetings. In the words of John McClaughry, founder of the Ethan Allen Institute, Bryan is “a backwoods libertarian, populist decentralist, ox-team logger, occasional deer jacker, junk car collector, great speaker, and full-time real Vermonter.” On Thursday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m., Brattleboro will have a chance to form its own...
Talk about laboring in obscurity! Last week, I found myself discussing a $3.4 million gift that Brattleboro had received. When should we spend it? What should we spend it on? And who should decide? That's when we got hung up for a good 20 minutes on the finer points of jurisdiction within the town government. Also, the finer points of pickleball. Nope, it doesn't get wonkier or weirder than the meetings of the Representative Town Meeting Finance Committee. I often...
The Actors Theatre Playhouse will hold open interviews and auditions for its 2017 Ten Minute Play Festival at the Brattleboro Savings & Loan community room, 221 Main St., on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 1 p.m., and Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 6:30 p.m. Copies of the scripts are available as PDF files by email from the producer, Jim Bombicino, at jbombicino@svcable.net. Those interested in auditioning should contact Bombicino with the date they will attend or to make other arrangements for auditioning...
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