TOWNSHEND — If you were at the Bellows Falls Village Meeting, it was obvious the 2-to-1 margin of the budget vote was all firefighters who voted that budget back in - and only a handful of citizens.
Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
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The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...
WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...
Thanks to a six-month, $5,000 grant from the United Way of Windham County, 25 people, mostly elders, have been receiving weekly deliveries of easy-to-prepare meals and groceries. These participants in the Last Mile Food Project also receive monthly deliveries of fresh vegetables from the Vermont Foodbank's VeggieVanGo program. Additionally, a local resident, Winnie Dolan, prepares homemade meals for monthly delivery. Those receiving the free groceries and meals live in the West River Valley, which includes Jamaica, Townshend, Brookline, Newfane, and...
They will build houses and dwell in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit. No longer will they build houses and others live in them, or plant and others eat. For as the days of a tree, so will be the days of my people; they will long enjoy the work of their hands.” -Isaiah 65:21–22 (NRSV) In my Christian tradition, which has its roots firmly in Jewish tradition, there is perhaps no more foundational spiritual ethic than...
American Craft Week, the nation's largest annual craft celebration, is launching a competition to discover the Top Ten Craft Towns in America. Directors have curated a list of 33 communities with a wealth of interesting artistic elements. They took into consideration towns and cities with a high concentration of professional craft artists as well as places - galleries, shops, and artist cooperatives, and studios - selling quality handmade items. Criteria included craft events such as distinguished festivals and artist studio...
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