Vermont began a sales tax in 1969. The eastern border towns have struggled since then...

In 1859 Isaac Hines purchased approximately 30 acres of land. This led to a housing development and water system for the East Village. Here's the story...

For approximately 10 years the local high school yearbook included a "Talking Page" 45 rpm record of highlights. We share some of the similarities between the recordings from the 50's and 60's.

In this recording the September 11th attack on the US is remembered by local residents...

The Smith cousins began a local student newspaper in 1888. High School news continued to be distributed in local papers into the 1960's. Here's the story...

The story of 17 year old Winifred Hadley and her monument at Prospect Hill Cemetery

At 82 years old, Jack Dunham's story is rooted in Brattleboro, where he lived for 65 years. Though he now bills himself under the straightforward banner, "Music By Jack" his musical identity was forged as a drummer and singer in local 1950's and 1960's Rock N Roll bands. Here's the story...

When President John F. Kennedy visited Berlin in 1963, he requested that his personal security detail at

his residence be made up of soldiers from New England. Among those chosen to stand guard was Brattleboro’s Joe Jacques.

Joe later recalled standing at rigid attention on the balcony of Kennedy’s residence, a young

New England soldier far from home, posted at one of the symbolic front lines of the Cold War. Here's the story...

August 4, 2026 there will be a day of celebration at the Creamery Bridge on Western Avenue as part of Vermont Covered Bridge Week. The bridge was built in 1879 and is the last existing covered wooden bridge in Brattleboro. We hope to see you there between 4 and 8 pm.

Arden Humphrey was a farmworker at the Brattleboro Retreat. In 1889 he would disappear. State-wide newspapers declared it was the biggest Green Mountain mystery in 25 years! Here is the story...