BRATTLEBORO — RE: “V-Why?” [Letters, Sept. 25].
Why do the vast majority of anti-Vermont Yankee protesters emanate from outside Vermont?
Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
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BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group went off to Asheville, North Carolina! The multicultural group...
The Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) and the Vernon School District (VSD) are asking community members to consider running for open seats on those school boards "to make a meaningful impact on local education." The WSESD Board is comprised of 10 members from Brattleboro, Dummerston, Guilford, and Putney, with each board member governing the schools in all four towns. The VSD Board is comprised of five members and governs the Vernon School. There are open seats on both WSESD and...
For a second summer, Guilford Free Library and Guilford Center Stage are again collaborating on Stage & Stream, a weeklong theater and library camp this August 14-18. The session will be open to children in grades 5-8, and will be free to Guilford kids. Those from other towns may attend for a fee of $50 for the week. The camp day will run Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at a pair of adjacent 1890s venues in...
RE: “In defense of knotweed” [Viewpoint, May 29]: Where I used to live, most of my yard was knotweed; I've always liked it. It's actually an attractive bush, especially when it blooms. The idea of using knotweed as biomass intrigues me. I can see a cottage industry of independent gatherers springing up to generate heat and power locally.
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