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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...
After learning of a grant recipient's pending closure, Vermont officials are seeking ways to strengthen the Windham County Economic Development Program. The changes will be aimed at making it easier to “recapture” state funding if a receiving company subsequently leaves the state as Bellows Falls-based Vermed reportedly is planning to do. “You can't foresee every situation, [but] we're trying to make sure everybody's covered,” said Fred Kenney, executive director of the Vermont Economic Progress Council. The Windham County Economic Development...
Jonathan Elwell organizes with Vermont Just Justice, an organization whose mission is "to promote the reform of the criminal legal system through monitoring and changing Vermont laws that promote mass incarceration and excessive punishment." BRATTLEBORO-On Tuesday, April 30, Jim Baker and Gov. Phil Scott's Public Safety Enhancement Team (PSET) will host more than 100 community, government, business, and nonprofit leaders at a "Call to Action Symposium - Public Safety Enhancement" at the SIT campus in Brattleboro. This event will be...
Brattleboro artist Ruth Shafer's soft sculpture show, The Weight, will open at the Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester on Friday, July 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. It will be part of the SVAC's exhibition, “Dwell: Home Is Where The Art Is,” featuring four women artists whose work centers on themes of domesticity and belonging. Shafer was awarded a Creation Grant by the Vermont Arts Council in 2021. Creation Grants support artists in creating new work, with $4,000 awarded...
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