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BRATTLEBORO-A former Selectboard member has announced that he will be running for state representative for District 9 (formerly District 3).
Ian Goodnow will seek the Democratic Party nomination for the seat after after having served on the board for the past four years, the last two as chair. He stepped down from the board at the end of his term in March. He is a practicing attorney at Costello, Valente...
Bears, Rebels open Ultimate Disc season
-Last week saw the season openers for the two local schools offering Ultimate Disc as a varsity sport this year - Brattleboro and Leland & Gray. On April 29, Leland & Gray lost to Burr & Burton, 15-1, while Brattleboro rallied to beat Mill River, 12-10, on May 2. The...
Musician sings of complex characters, distinct places
BRATTLEBORO-Singer-songwriter Margaret Glaspy is having a moment in the spotlight. Her new EP The Sun Doesn't Think was released on April 26, less than a year after her critically acclaimed album Echo the Diamond emerged to garner national attention from The New York Times, NPR, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, and many others.
Westminster man charged with criminal threatening
WESTMINSTER — A Westminster resident was cited for criminal threatening following an incident on Wellington Hill Rd E, police said. At approximately 11:01 a.m. on April 21, Vermont State Police responded to a report of a man making threats. The investigation identified Thomas Coulombe, 68, as the individual who...
Soundbites: Indie Musician Christina Schneider on Moving to Vermont
A few months ago, I was down in Brattleboro talking with some local musicians and artists near the Estey Organ Museum. (No, it's not a museum full of livers and kidneys floating in jars. But yes, my brain went there as well.) The former factory for reed, pump, pipe and melodeon organs is something of a hangout, as area bands such as THUS LOVE live and rehearse in the apartments nearby.
Stepping up and pulling together
Fric Spruyt is a property owner and property manager in Brattleboro and a member of the town's energy committee. BRATTLEBORO-It choked me up to hear that the Congressional Gold Medal has been awarded collectively to all Rosie the Riveters. They emerged at a time when we as a country needed to pull together, set aside our differences and prejudices for the common good.
Police search for missing Readsboro woman
READSBORO, Vt. (WCAX) - State police are asking for your help to find a missing Readsboro woman. Police say 61-year-old Johanne Thayer left her house around 9:30 Monday morning and was last seen half an hour later in Wilmington. State police say there are concerns for her welfare. She was...
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