GUILFORD — Many thanks to the generous and caring staff at Hannaford for making our shopping trip there such an enjoyable and successful event.
We prepared 28 baskets, each of which provided a complete Thanksgiving dinner for a local family.
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GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...
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WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...
“There's a really, really, really good possibility bird flu will be here next year,” Guilford Emergency Management Director Ron Lenker told The Commons. “I think it's a very real threat,” he added. Lenker recently attended the annual Emergency Preparedness Conference, hosted by the state's Department of Emergency Management & Homeland Security (DEMHS). Part of the day's events was a seminar on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5, commonly known as “bird flu." State Veterinarian Dr. Kristin Haas of the Vermont...
Elayne Clift's piece encapsulated perfectly what's happening. The media's portrayal of the us-versus-them playbook ends up normalizing what should be abnormal. No historical contexts - or, more importantly, no policy positions - that emerge from a framework of ideals based on helping people can come from the “horse race” mentality. The power of media will certainly define the Democratic field. Mayor Pete Buttigieg, for example, is such a creation. A good-government-and-transparency-policy person takes a back seat to the most recent...
River Gallery School (RGS) is planning a fall semester that will increase in-studio classes and offer many online classes and workshops. Art students of all ages can choose a weekly class or a shorter workshop in RGS's Main Street studios, with tall windows affording great natural light, or opt for a virtual art experience with small and personal online classes. All indoor classes will follow state COVID-19 guidelines and require masks. The RGS studios are equipped with a wide range...
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