BRATTLEBORO — Thank you for painting a quick sketch of Charles Monette, who, after 19 years, is once again presenting his artistic work on the stage. I look forward to seeing “Becoming van Gogh.”
MacLean Gander is retired from a long career as a professor and administrator at Landmark...
Deborah Lee Luskin , one of this newspaper's original columnists, blogs at deborahleeluskin.com. WILLIAMSVILLE-I have...
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...
At a recent meeting, the Guilford Town School Board tackled what seemed to be a simple agenda item - developing a brief, matter-of-fact letter informing residents of upcoming discussions required by Act 46, Vermont's new education-governance law. But it turned into a difficult, extended debate as board members went line by line, trying to compromise on wording that, depending on each member's viewpoint, may or may not have been skewed in favor of school consolidation. At one point, while discussing...
The halls of Brattleboro Memorial Hospital will be adorned with the colorful landscape paintings of local artist Greg Moschetti through December. In his paintings, Moschetti creates places which have a sense of familiarity about them and draw the viewer into a feeling of peaceful solitude, according to a news release. These are most often open landscapes with nearby water and distant views. Many are set at day's beginning or end, when the light is waxing or waning. The show is...
As primary season comes to a close, I want to urge everyone to get out and vote for Jeanette White on or before Tuesday, Aug. 14. I have had the opportunity to watch her up close in her Senate work, as I have been in the House for her entire tenure as senator. She has served us well. She exercises leadership in the Senate through her role as chair of the Senate Committee on Government Operations - or, as she...
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