WEST BRATTLEBORO — Beautifully written! It's easy to lose sight of the ones we do help when we focus our hearts on the ones we can't.
Wendy Harrison is one of Windham County's two state senators. BRATTLEBORO-We're talking a lot about...
LEYDEN, MASS.-I was lucky to have been born in Boston in 1947 and never served...
WARDSBORO-I agree, we do need facts. Have you heard of CWD (chronic wasting disease)? It's...
The writer is president of Vermont Friends of Israel. ATHENS-In response to Bert Picard's criticisms...
The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) announced last week that Amtrak passenger rail service in Vermont will resume, effective July 19. “We are very pleased to announce the restart of these vital transportation services for Vermonters and those who wish to travel to and from Vermont by train or bus,” said Transportation Secretary Joe Flynn in a news release. Amtrak service in Vermont was suspended on March 26, 2020, due to the COVID-19 State of Emergency order issued by Gov.
Whenever domestic violence homicide makes the news, we all get a brief look at the most extreme form of an abuser's sense of entitlement. But his victim likely experienced a whole range of control tactics well before that fatal moment. Across the country, thousands of women work to stay alive despite graphic death threats, and every day three more batterers become killers. Because we're all downstream of this potential safety hazard, it's worth understanding a batterer's M.O. * * *
Art inspired by locally conserved land is on display through May 22 at Main Street Arts in an exhibit by the Windmill Hill Pinnacle Association. Connections and Reflections: Art of the Pinnacle Lands features works that capture the land and forest world as seen through the eyes of 13 local artists in a variety of media, including oil, charcoal, acrylic, tile, watercolor, and giclee print. Most of the pieces are for sale, with proceeds to be shared between the artists,
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