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...
Windham County Sheriff Keith Clark isn't shying away from the controversy created by his proposed “Liberty Mill Justice Center” in Bellows Falls. But in introducing the project to a group of state lawmakers on Jan. 14, Clark also sounded like a man who believes he's gotten a raw deal. For one thing, he believes media coverage has focused too much on the detention-center aspect of the project and not enough on the many other services proposed for Liberty Mill. Clark...
The Vermont Theatre Company announces auditions for its first post-pandemic live production, Songs of Summer, a musical cabaret featuring songs of Broadway and beyond, to be performed in August in the area. The VTC is looking for five or six singers to perform solo numbers, or duets, as well as ensemble pieces. The show will take place in mid-August in Brattleboro, with times and locations to be determined. All state-mandated COVID-19 precautions will be followed for rehearsals and performances. Anyone...
You may have seen the Solidarity Friday demonstrations on the Pliny Park corner that began last summer and continued into the fall. In-person actions were paused due to Covid restrictions, but we continued meeting (via Zoom), learning about our shared concerns, and building our coalition. In the ongoing work to gain more participation in and deepen the understanding of our actions, the involved organizations wanted to explain our purpose for Solidarity Fridays in preparation for starting again. Four Brattleboro-based organizations...
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