RE: “What happens when a library loses its spirit?” [Column, Sept. 25]:
What a beautiful and resonant description of what we love about and get from libraries!
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...
Thompson House has launched a capital campaign to restore a patio that has served as a constant source of outdoor enjoyment for the residents of the nursing and rehabilitation facility but now is a safety risk for them. According to administrator Dane Rank, the estimated cost of repairs to the patio to meet required accessibility standards is $38,850, and Thompson House will begin a “grassroots fundraising effort” to raise the funds. Picnic tables beneath the maple trees, abundant flowers, and...
It is clear the New England Coalition, a longtime antagonist of nuclear power, is skeptical of NorthStar's ability to decommission Vermont Yankee safely and on budget. An NEC spokesperson is quoted as decrying NorthStar's supposedly “untested method of managing decommissioning under new and unanalyzed circumstances.” Yet there is nothing technologically new or experimental about this plan. The applied science is all established and in regular use, and it has been proven both safe and economically successful. The only novel aspects...
An evening of community contra and square dances is set for Broad Brook Grange in Guilford Center on Saturday, May 10, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Calling the dance is Andy Davis of Brattleboro, joined by the band Continuum, an extraordinary family band from Amherst, Mass. The band includes Emma Snope on fiddle, Linda Henry on piano, and Bob Snope on concertina, banjo, and euphonium. A maypole dance is included in the program to welcome spring. A traditional folktale and...
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