BRATTLEBORO — RE: “Guilford's fire station needs paint” [Town and Village, Dec. 5]:
A well-reported article. I drive by the Guilford Fire Department all the time and wondered why it was blue.
Mary McCallum used to contribute regularly to the commentary series that used to air on...
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Another Monday, another snowstorm. For the third straight week, Windham County had to deal with heavy snow and another Monday of slippery roads and sidewalks, closed schools and businesses, and snowbanks that keep on rising. According to spotter reports made to the National Weather Service's office in Albany, N.Y., this latest storm, which started on Sunday and continued through Monday, left a total of 12 inches in Wardsboro; about 13 inches in Guilford, Bellows Falls, and Townshend; and 16 inches...
There are a lot of questions regarding the Vermont mandatory composting law that starts July 1. First: What is the goal? To change the location of methane gas emission? Because that will be the result. There will be the same amount of waste; it will just be spread around. And I do mean spread around. I composted for years and stopped due to the proliferation of wild animals attracted to my property to partake of my generosity and out of...
Through gifts and bequests over the past 150 years, Brooks Memorial Library has assembled a rich and varied collection of art and artifacts that rivals even some museums. The collection includes sculpture, ceramics, paintings, rare books, maps, photographs and other ephemera and archaeological objects. Many, if not most, of these pieces have not been displayed for years. Some have never been displayed. As a way of sharing them with the Brooks members and others in the community, the Brooks Trustees,
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