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1050Joyce Marcel</a> </h5> 1051 </div> 1052 </div> 1053 1054 <hr> 1055 <h6> 1056 <span class="tenf-publish-date">Tuesday, September 22, 2026</span> 1057 <span> â </span> 1058 <a class="tenf-issue" href="/issue/883">Issue 883</a> 1059 1060 1061 </h6> 1062</div> 1063 1064 </div> 1065 <p class="tenf-article-snippet "> 1066 BRATTLEBORO-While nobody actually likes to be audited, Vermontâs elected state auditor is charged with closely watching how the state spends its money. Last week, Deputy Auditor Tim Ashe came to town to explain exactly what the auditor does and why he wants the top job. The current state auditor, Doug Hoffer, won the job in 2013. Now he is retiring, and Ashe, who has been the deputy auditor for the last five years, wants to step up. Ashe, a Democrat, 1067 </p> 1068 <div class="tenf-article-link"> 1069 <a href="/issue/883/883Tim_Ashe_interview">Read More</a> 1070 </div> 1071</div> 1072 1073 </div> 1074 <!-- <div class="col-sm-4"> 1075 </div> --> 1076</div> 1077<div class="row"> 1078 <div class="col-sm-12"> 1079 <div class="tenf-preview-small"> 1080 <h2 class="tenf-article-title"> 1081 <a href="/issue/883/883correction">One photo, multiple corrections</a> 1082 </h2> 1083 <div class="tenf-preview-meta tenf-small-preview-meta"> 1084 <div class="tenf-article-meta"> 1085 1086 <hr> 1087 <h6> 1088 <span class="tenf-publish-date">Tuesday, September 22, 2026</span> 1089 <span> â </span> 1090 <a class="tenf-issue" href="/issue/883">Issue 883</a> 1091 1092 1093 </h6> 1094</div> 1095 1096 </div> 1097 <p class="tenf-article-snippet "> 1098 Our story about the probable merger of the Great Falls Regional Chamber of Commerce with the Brattleboro Regional Chamber of Commerce [ââA stronger vision, a stronger voice, and a larger region to serve,ââ News, Sept. 16] was accompanied by a composite photo that fell short of the mark in multiple respects. Owing to an error in the caption of a photo that we published years ago, the head shot that we captioned as Gary Fox was not, in fact, Gary... 1099 </p> 1100 <div class="tenf-article-link"> 1101 <a href="/issue/883/883correction">Read More</a> 1102 </div> 1103</div> 1104 1105 </div> 1106 <!-- <div class="col-sm-4"> 1107 </div> --> 1108</div> 1109<div class="row"> 1110 <div class="col-sm-12"> 1111 <div class="tenf-preview-small"> 1112 <h2 class="tenf-article-title"> 1113 <a href="/issue/882/882BrattBF_chamber_merg">âA stronger vision, a stronger voice, and a larger region to serveâ</a> 1114 </h2> 1115 <div class="tenf-preview-meta tenf-small-preview-meta"> 1116 <div class="tenf-article-meta"> 1117 <div class="tenf-author-meta"> 1118 <div class="tenf-author-meta-by">By </div> 1119 <div class="tenf-author-meta-authors"> 1120 <h5> 1121 <a class="tenf-author-name" href="/authors/596">Robert F. Smith</a> </h5> 1122 </div> 1123 </div> 1124 1125 <hr> 1126 <h6> 1127 <span class="tenf-publish-date">Tuesday, September 15, 2026</span> 1128 <span> â </span> 1129 <a class="tenf-issue" href="/issue/882">Issue 882</a> 1130 1131 1132 </h6> 1133</div> 1134 1135 </div> 1136 <p class="tenf-article-snippet "> 1137 Editor's note: The cover photo accompanying the print version of this story was a composite image with two serious errors. First, the individual identified as Gary Fox was not, in fact, the correct person. In addition, the information in the file photo of the Flannel Fest relied on outdated information from the GFACC; the festival will not take place this year. * * * BELLOWS FALLS-Facing financial and staffing issues, the Great Falls Regional Chamber of Commerce (GFRCC) is considering... 1138 </p> 1139 <div class="tenf-article-link"> 1140 <a href="/issue/882/882BrattBF_chamber_merg">Read More</a> 1141 </div> 1142</div> 1143 1144 </div> 1145 <!-- <div class="col-sm-4"> 1146 </div> --> 1147</div> 1148<div class="row"> 1149 <div class="col-sm-12"> 1150 <div class="tenf-preview-small"> 1151 <h2 class="tenf-article-title"> 1152 <a href="/issue/882/882ice_police">Brattleboro police would refuse to let ICE use facilities</a> 1153 </h2> 1154 <div class="tenf-preview-meta tenf-small-preview-meta"> 1155 <div class="tenf-article-meta"> 1156 <div class="tenf-author-meta"> 1157 <div class="tenf-author-meta-by">By </div> 1158 <div class="tenf-author-meta-authors"> 1159 <h5> 1160 <a class="tenf-author-name" href="/authors/2812">Virginia Ray</a> </h5> 1161 </div> 1162 </div> 1163 1164 <hr> 1165 <h6> 1166 <span class="tenf-publish-date">Tuesday, September 15, 2026</span> 1167 <span> â </span> 1168 <a class="tenf-issue" href="/issue/882">Issue 882</a> 1169 1170 1171 </h6> 1172</div> 1173 1174 </div> 1175 <p class="tenf-article-snippet "> 1176 BRATTLEBORO-If federal immigration agents ever try to stage an operation from the Brattleboro Police Departmentâs parking lot, theyâll be asked to leave, Police Chief Jeremy Evans told a crowded public forum Monday night. âIf they showed up at our facility, we would go out and find out who was there,â Evans said. âWeâd say, âWhat are you doing?â And they would say who they were, and we would ask them to leave. âBecause we would; weâre not going to be... 1177 </p> 1178 <div class="tenf-article-link"> 1179 <a href="/issue/882/882ice_police">Read More</a> 1180 </div> 1181</div> 1182 1183 </div> 1184 <!-- <div class="col-sm-4"> 1185 </div> --> 1186</div> 1187<div class="row"> 1188 <div class="col-sm-12"> 1189 <div class="tenf-preview-small"> 1190 <h2 class="tenf-article-title"> 1191 <a href="/issue/882/882BMH_Birth_Budget">BMH to revise proposed budget for further review </a> 1192 </h2> 1193 <div class="tenf-preview-meta tenf-small-preview-meta"> 1194 <div class="tenf-article-meta"> 1195 <div class="tenf-author-meta"> 1196 <div class="tenf-author-meta-by">By </div> 1197 <div class="tenf-author-meta-authors"> 1198 <h5> 1199 <a class="tenf-author-name" href="/authors/1574">Kevin O'Connor</a> </h5> 1200 </div> 1201 </div> 1202 1203 <hr> 1204 <h6> 1205 <span class="tenf-publish-date">Tuesday, September 15, 2026</span> 1206 <span> â </span> 1207 <a class="tenf-issue" href="/issue/882">Issue 882</a> 1208 1209 1210 </h6> 1211</div> 1212 1213 </div> 1214 <p class="tenf-article-snippet "> 1215 BRATTLEBORO-State regulators will delay a decision on a proposed budget for the financially ailing Brattleboro Memorial Hospital after the southeastern Vermont healthcare hub filed its plan late and with last-minute changes â including a surprise reprieve for its set-to-close birthing center. At a Sept. 14 online hearing, Vermontâs Green Mountain Care Board adopted fiscal year 2027 budgets for other general acute-care hospitals in the state. But members level-funded Brattleboro until they could meet again later this fall. âWhat weâre asking... 1216 </p> 1217 <div class="tenf-article-link"> 1218 <a href="/issue/882/882BMH_Birth_Budget">Read More</a> 1219 </div> 1220</div> 1221 1222 </div> 1223 <!-- <div class="col-sm-4"> 1224 </div> --> 1225</div> 1226
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