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WSESD board sets $6.7m budget for voter approval
BRATTLEBORO-Voters in the Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) will consider a $67.7 million fiscal year 2026 budget with a $3.2 million capital expense to improve the Tenney Field grandstand ...
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Brattleboro playwright presents 'Jesus Wept'
BRATTLEBORO-Jesus Wept is an existential comedy by Brattleboro-based playwright Steve Wangh. The play is sponsored by the Centre Congregational Church, where Scott Couper is pastor and teacher. The ...
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At Brattleboro Union High School, grandstand could see repairs
BRATTLEBORO-Before the Windham Southeast School District school board approved a $67.7 million budget for the next fiscal year to send to voters at the Tuesday, March 18 annual meeting, much of the ...
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Issue #802
Michael Gigante, Ph.D. notes: "This is a piece I wrote after the first Trump election victory. It feels even more relevant today." ...
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Will governor rebuke his party’s march from rule of law?
You enjoy a broad, bipartisan base of support here in Vermont, elected with 73% of the vote. That is because Vermonters appreciate your competence and steady hand, even though we don't always agree ...
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Time for our senators to vote against everything
BRATTLEBORO-I have a great deal of respect for our U.S. senators. That said, it would be fantastic if they could stop voting to confirm Donald Trump's nominees. To wit: Both Sen. Bernie Sanders and ...
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Conathan-Leach wins SVL individual Nordic title
-While the Brattleboro Bears Nordic ski team will not win the Southern Vermont League (SVL) Championship this season, the Bears do have an individual championship to celebrate. Brattleboro's Nico ...
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‘May I be strong enough to live by this oath, if need be’
Michael Gigante, Ph.D. notes: "This is a piece I wrote after the first Trump election victory. It feels even more relevant today." BRATTLEBORO-I am not a Muslim, but I will register as one, if need be ...
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Palestinian tatreez show and sale in Brattleboro is Feb. 16
BRATTLEBORO-A member of a Palestinian women's cooperative will visit Brattleboro on Sunday, Feb. 16, to show and sell tatreez, the iconic Palestinan embroidery included on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural ...
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A call for balanced dialogue on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
BRATTLEBORO-It is disturbing that the Newfane and Brattleboro Selectboards have agreed to warn an anti-Israeli article in their respective Town Meetings. I believe this approach is overly one-sided ...
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‘Baseless accusations’ have no place on a town ballot
PUTNEY-I strongly oppose Article II on the Brattleboro's Annual Town Meeting Australian ballot on Tuesday, March 4, which falsely defines Israel as an apartheid state. This claim is not only untrue ...
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Entries now being accepted for this year’s ‘Poems Around Town’
BRATTLEBORO-It's time for submissions for the 2025 edition of Poems Around Town, a Write Action–sponsored event that celebrates National Poetry Month. This event features poems, written by local poets ...