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Candidate statement: Bex Slattery, Putney Selectboard
PUTNEY-My name is Bex Slattery, and I am running for Selectboard in Putney. I am originally from Westport, Massachusetts. My appreciation for civic engagement came from growing up in a small town ...
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'Harmony with the planet and with other people'
BRATTLEBORO-The Vermont Jazz Center will present Billy Childs, one of the leading pianists, composers, and arrangers of our time, on Sunday, Feb. 9, at 4 p.m. Childs will perform with trumpeter Jason ...
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Hefele: thrives at organizing, elevating, accomplishing
VERNON-I support Ian Hefele for Vernon town clerk in this year's election. I've known Ian for 15 years, and I can still be moved by the depths of his patience, understanding, compassion, and devotion ...
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Juventas New Music Ensemble presents 'Sounds of New England'
BRATTLEBORO-Boston-based Juventas New Music Ensemble presents "Sounds of New England: Music Inspired by Places We Call Home." This program features compositions inspired by natural places in each of ...
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‘It’s a good name, “Gulf of Mexico.” Aztec derived. I bet even the fish like it.’
GREENFIELD, MASS.-Dear Mr. President, With all due respect, it's the "Gulf of Mexico." As the saying goes: you're entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts. Recalling President Clinton's ...
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VT Helplink expands alcohol and drug treatment referral services to 24/7 operation
WATERBURY-VT Helplink, Vermont's statewide resource for alcohol and drug use support services, connects with people in Vermont 24/7. For nearly five years, VT Helplink resource specialists have been ...
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Issue #801
VERNON-I support Ian Hefele for Vernon town clerk in this year's election. I've known Ian for 15 years, and I can still be moved by the depths of his patience, understanding, compassion, and devotion ...
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Nonprofits rattled by Trump's federal funding freeze
BRATTLEBORO-After days of uncertainty and mixed messages from federal agencies implementing the orders of President Donald J. Trump, area nonprofits want to assure the community that all services will ...
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Trump aid funding creates crisis for ECDC, refugee resettlement
DUMMERSTON-In Brattleboro, we are fortunate to have the Ethiopian Community Development Center (ECDC), which supports refugee resettlement. Our community has been enhanced by the contributions of many ...
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Hospice sets training for Serious Illness Program
BRATTLEBORO-The Serious Illness Program (SIP) was created by Brattleboro Area Hospice to offer support, solace, and assistance to people going through a life-altering serious illness that may or may ...
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Bears run down Terriers, 57-18
-The Bellows Falls Terriers' girls' basketball team has had a great season so far, but they got tested on Jan. 30 when the Brattleboro Bears visited Holland Gymnasium. The Bears' dynamic backcourt of ...
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‘Will I still be able to hear him cry when we get home?’
SAXTONS RIVER-Decades ago, I took on a months-long job as a full-time babysitter for a wealthy family with two jobs and two kids. A 2½-year-old boy would be my main charge, and his month-old brother ...