Brattleboro News

"Are Artists Special?" was the title of an amusing and insightful talk that the painter Wolf Kahn gave at the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center on Saturday.

The River Valley Technical Center is now accepting applications for the 2014-15 school year.

The Brattleboro Selectboard has approved the design plans for the $14.1 million renovation of the police and fire stations.

A federal judge issued an opinion Thursday morning denying a motion for acquittal for a man convicted of causing the death of a Brattleboro woman in July 2011.

Greyhound says it is bringing back its non-stop bus route from Brattleboro, Vt., to Boston two days a week and will use grant money to continue using Bellows Falls as a stop on a route between Springfield, Mass., and White River Junction.

When Community College of Vermont and Vermont Technical College committed to moving to the Brooks House we were excited about the prospects that a downtown campus could provide for Brattleboro's future.

"We won't be back for season two," McConaughey said backstage at the 86th Academy Awards .

Christians observe Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, by placing ashes on their foreheads as a reminder of human mortality and repentance.

Residents in the Vermont town of Wilmington have voted down a measure that would have established an emergency/disaster fund.

More than a dozen dead deer have been found at Santa's Land, a holiday-themed amusement park in Southern Vermont, and the owner and a caretaker have been accused of animal cruelty.

You'd think that in the 21st Century, we could do things better than we did in the 1930's.

There is virtually no doubt that global warming exists. Aside from a few cranks and those heavily invested in the fossil fuel industry, the scientific consensus is that the Earth's climate is changing, and changing faster than ever before.

BRATTLEBORO, Vermont - A 26-year-old Springfield woman was charged with drug trafficking Monday after she was found during a traffic stop with more than 100 packets of heroin and some crack cocaine in her possession, according to the Vermont State Police.

"Are Artists Special?" was the title of an amusing and insightful talk that the painter Wolf Kahn gave at the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center on Saturday.

Despite Sen. John McCain's belief to the contrary, the situation in Iraq has become increasingly twisted and convoluted.

Three Democratic governors are talking up a higher minimum wage just days before appearing with President Barack Obama in a Connecticut visit focusing on state and federal efforts on the issue.

Despite weeks of coverage leading up to the day, and annual prompting in this space and elsewhere for folks to get out and have their voices heard, each year when Town Meeting rolls around the Reformer editorial board is surprised at how it seems to sneak up on people.

Not so long ago, this was the time of year when the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center went into hibernation, closing for a few weeks before it popped back open in the spring.

Kay Curtis has been running a Brattleboro child-care program since 2001, and she didn't get into it for the money.

The Brattleboro Town Clerk's office will be open Saturday, March 1, from 9 a.m. to noon for early voting in the Annual Town and Town School District elections.