VERNON — Well, it sounds like a variation of the proverbial “you reap what you sow,” only in this case, Windham County will reap what those in Montpelier and elsewhere have sown.
Just remember: I told you so.
Tim Kipp, a political activist since the 1960s, is a retired history and political science...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
The voters of Vernon wrapped a marathon Annual Town Meeting on March 5 after three long nights of debate. The effects of their decisions could ripple for months or years. Voters slashed the police department budget, rejected the $4.4 million school budget, picked apart the $2.2 million municipal budget, and approved funds for transferring the town pension plan to the municipal equivalent of a 401(k) retirement plan. The town will schedule a special town meeting to reconsider the school budget.
The Vermont River Conservancy will offer free, river-themed poetry workshops throughout Windham County this March and April. Workshops will be held at the following locations: • Wednesday, March 6: Putney Public Library, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. • Thursday, March 7: Rockingham Free Public Library, 3 to 5 p.m. • Monday, March 18: South Londonderry Free Library, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. • Tuesdays, March 26 – April 23: Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro, 12 to 2 p.m. • Thursday, April 11:
BRATTLEBORO-Brattleboro Senior Meals provides a much-needed service to our community by cooking hundreds of meals each week which are then delivered by dozens of volunteers to area senior citizens and community members with disabilities. Delivering meals is an incredibly rewarding volunteer opportunity that I would encourage everyone to try out. The opportunity can be consistent or intermittent, if you prefer to be a substitute. I deliver every Friday on a route that takes me less than 90 minutes to complete...
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