PUTNEY — Thank you, Joyce Marcel, for this wonderfully written and accurate tribute to my mother.
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...
People representing multiple agencies and nonprofits focused on criminal justice and survivor advocacy rearranged the chairs in the Brattleboro Union High School's classroom Oct. 15 as Vermont's Center for Crime Victim Services held the first stop on its statewide listening tour. Attendance was good for a Monday night in Brattleboro. Last year, the state agency heard from mostly professionals who worked with those who had experienced a crime. This year, staff said they hoped more victims would attend the meetings.
Rose are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet and now there's a jazzy new trio that actually calls itself Sweet As Sugar. The group is fronted by well-known area musician Bill Shontz, and it's putting on a benefit show this Friday, June 17, that opens with a tasting of gourmet chocolates by master chocolatier Kerstin Roos. Sugar is sweet, indeed. The show is at 7 p.m. at 118 Elliot St. Tickets are $15 at the door. Proceeds from the...
JAMAICA-Listening to Rescue Inc. dispatch recently, I heard a paramedic asking if law enforcement would be on the scene they were currently working. Dispatch: "Negative, they [Vermont State Police or any law enforcement] are not responding." The police are not responding to calls because they are in an uproar about Vermont's laws, particularly the "Officer Use of Force Laws." It's political. How do I know this? Because two years ago I had the unfortunate experience of having to call 911...
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