On Aug. 4, Town Manager Peter Elwell released an in-depth overview of town operations, a draft document he calls “a to-do list in context.” On its surface, it is a list of 50 action items, such as creating a long-term financial plan to accompany the annual town budget. At a deeper level, the goal of overall long-term stability for the town and its tax rate underscores every item on Elwell's list. “We can be methodical in our planning and stable...
“Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” Has not the definition of insanity attributed to Einstein sunk in? Voting (twice) to replace Newfane's town offices for $1 million, at a time of general financial uncertainty, is a reckless challenge to everyone's already-stretched budgets. The defenders of this absurdly overpriced project have become so protective of their pet project that they completely missed the point of the voters' rejection the first time: It costs too much money.
The young members of the band Moxie chose the name “because on a practical level, it's short and easy to remember,” said guitarist Leander Holzapfel. “Also, we feel like it describes our music pretty well.” The band members - Rei Kimura, 14, of Brattleboro; Daniel Snyder, 15, of Guilford; David Cohen, 15, of Westminster Station; and Holzapfel, 16, of Marlboro - first met in January 2017. Since then, the four, who knew one another in various combinations but had never...
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