This story was a great read, and it brought back many memories.
I'm looking forward to the Putney Grade School reunion, and seeing all of you. Thank you for all your hard work.
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...
For the nation's 61 nuclear power stations, the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has policies upon policies upon policies, and then a few more policies just for good measure. Yet the nuclear industry's regulatory body hasn't developed rules and guidelines for plants' closures. By the end of a six-year span starting in 2013, six nuclear plants will have closed. Four will have opted for a 60-year decommissioning process. The NRC has resorted to releasing case-by-case exemptions and rules as plant...
An exploration of watercolor painting will be offered on Friday, March 16, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the First Universalist Parish in the Stone Village on Route 103. The instructor, Nancy Lent Lanoue, is a member of the Vermont Watercolor Society and has been painting in watercolor for 20 years. The workshop is a collaborative effort of the Stone Village Art Guild and the First Universalist Parish of Chester. Lanoue is a charter member of the Stone Village...
I encourage Putney voters to cast their ballots for Aileen Chute for Selectboard. I volunteered with Aileen at the Putney Central School's After School Forest Program (which she now directs), and saw firsthand her dedication to our community's kids and families. She is thoughtful, patient, and solutions-based. But she brings so much more: how lucky the Selectboard would be to have someone with her experience as an IT professional! Aileen truly “walks the walk”; she has spent hours serving our...
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