Opposition to Vermont Yankee is more like a religion than a war.
Wendy Harrison is one of Windham County's two state senators. BRATTLEBORO-We're talking a lot about...
LEYDEN, MASS.-I was lucky to have been born in Boston in 1947 and never served...
WARDSBORO-I agree, we do need facts. Have you heard of CWD (chronic wasting disease)? It's...
The writer is president of Vermont Friends of Israel. ATHENS-In response to Bert Picard's criticisms...
A new factor is making the situation worse - a new opioid-cutting agent called xylazine, also known as “tranq.” Xylazine is used by veterinarians mainly as a large-animal tranquilizer, and is not approved for human use. According to Sue Conley of the AIDS Project of Southern Vermont, “It can keep people passed out even if we use Narcan [a prescription medicine used for treating opioid overdoses], and we have to go to the next step, which is rescue breathing, until...
Voting in the General Election has started in Vermont. As we announced, Election Day voting in Brattleboro will be at the VFW at 40 Black Mountain Rd. (off Putney Road) on Nov. 8 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. But there is no need to wait. Early voting began on Sept. 23 and extends the opportunity for voters. Early or absentee voting is easy and fast. You can visit the Town Clerk's office during regular business hours and vote. If...
You can find Larry Simons most mornings in his Halifax home's basement workshop, working on one of his art assemblages. He says he begins and ends most days in that creative space. “Live It Up,” his art show of 24 wood and mixed-media assemblages and sculpture, is on display now until Sept. 11th at Mitchell-Giddings Fine Arts. His pieces sell from $1,200 to $6,000 each. “Art speaks for itself. If you look at it and like it and it draws...
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