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Eight vie for three seats on Brattleboro Selectboard
BRATTLEBORO-The Annual Town Election takes place for all town voters on Town Meeting Day, Tuesday, March 4, and eight candidates are competing for three seats on the Selectboard. The following ...
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Issue #803
BRATTLEBORO-Brattleboro Town Meeting and WSESD School Board elections will be held on March 4, 2025. There are three major ways to vote in these elections: • Absentee ballot. Absentee ballots for the ...
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Brattleboro candidates’ responses to League of Women Voters survey questions
The League of Women Voters of Vermont invited all the candidates in the Brattleboro March 4, 2025 Election, to speak directly to voters through answering a set of questions. The questions were created ...
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Hefele: an uncanny ability to bring people together
WILMINGTON-As a former Vernon resident (and one dying to move back there!) I wholeheartedly endorse Ian Hefele in his bid for town clerk. I lived in the "Old Whistle Stop" building on Route 142 for ...
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Davis: wisdom and a non-divisive style
BRATTLEBORO-I encourage voting for Richard Davis for a one-year seat on the Brattleboro Selectboard. Richard is an incumbent who has shown a commonsense approach to the tough issues we face in town. I ...
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Storm packs annual ski jump weekend into four hours
BRATTLEBORO-Upon the advent of the airplane at the turn of the 20th century, locals with an eye on the sky didn't need a 1919 front-page headline to see that Evelyn Harris was the "First Woman to Fly ...
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Evans-Frantz: experience and vision
BRATTLEBORO-I've known Isaac Evans-Frantz for several years, and I am glad he is running for Selectboard. Isaac's Brattleboro roots run deep. He was born here, grew up in a low-income family and ...
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To envision and then effect change, we must first clean up our government
NEWFANE-Yes, Dan DeWalt, we can act. And we did, at the voting booth. Furthermore, we need to be honest and genuine in those actions. Let's start with calling our president an "insecure orange bully." ...
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Slattery: integrity and kindness
PUTNEY-I am grateful to call Bex Slattery a colleague, blessed to call her a friend, and completely enthused that she's running for a seat on the Putney Selectboard. When Bex joined the Garland School ...
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Early voting, absentee ballots available
BRATTLEBORO-Brattleboro Town Meeting and WSESD School Board elections will be held on March 4, 2025. There are three major ways to vote in these elections: • Absentee ballot. Absentee ballots for the ...
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When it comes to basic humanitarian needs, we should not rely on the whims of wealth
MARLBORO-I feel compelled to respond to Selectboard member Richard Davis, who questions if now is the time to cut town nonprofit support in light of rising local taxes. I have worked for three ...