BRATTLEBORO-The only medical cannabis dispensary in the region, CeresMed South on Putney Road, closed its...
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BRATTLEBORO-In the hope that students will eat more nutritionally and feel more healthy, the Windham...
BRATTLEBORO-After serving two years of her three-year term on the Windham Southeast School District (WSESD)
With the election now in the books, change is in the air. But how this change might manifest itself is still unknown. Many people in Vermont are voicing concerns about the national election, which puts former President Donald Trump back in the White House. "The results of the national election are devastating," said Rep. Mollie Burke, D-Brattleboro, who was re-elected to the House. "I worry about how the policies of the new Trump administration will impact Vermont," she said. "Will...
Is the Supreme Court, like the pope, infallible? Like the pope, the justices are appointed for life. If a bad and dangerous decision is handed down, we are stuck with it unless it is subsequently overturned. Considering the history of corporate personhood encroachment since before the Lincoln administration, it seems unlikely that “we the people” will ever be the same again. Moreover, the recent Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission decision means that “political speech does not lose First Amendment...
Stone Church Arts brings the a capella quartet Big Woods Voices to the stone church on the hill in Bellows Falls on Friday, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be in the chapel at Immanuel Episcopal Church, 20 Church St. Big Woods Voices unites four veteran area singers in celebrating their common passion for a cappella harmony: Alan Blood, long-time member of area groups including the Blanche Moyse Chorale, I Cantori, Blue Moon, and House Blend; Will Danforth,
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