After nearly seven months of having an absent town clerk and treasurer, approximately 140 residents petitioned the Selectboard to consider changing those positions from elected to appointed. This request will allow the Selectboard to place the articles on the Town Meeting warning. On March 6, through Australian ballot, voters will ultimately decide if the town clerk and treasurer will continue on as elected officials, or if the Selectboard can appoint those positions. At last year's Town Meeting, Denise Germon, a...
In the latest installment of its “Hidden in the Hills” series, the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center offers a guided tour of Wingate Studio in Hinsdale, N.H., on Saturday, July 21, at 4 p.m. The event is free but open to Museum members only. To register or to become a member of the museum, visit www.brattleboromuseum.org or call 802-257-0124, ext. 101. Founded in 1985 by master printer Peter Pettengill, Wingate Studio produces and publishes printed editions, books, and special projects...
We celebrate Vermont's dairy industry for many reasons. We know that dairy brings in $2.2 billion to the state's economy and accounts for 70 percent of agricultural sales. Jobs - 6,000 to 7,000 of them - in our state depend on dairy. In addition, New England depends on the state's milk production, with 63 percent of the region's supply coming from farms in Vermont. The commercial dairy industry in Vermont did not begin until the demise of the world-renowned Merino...
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