Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...
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...
Despite damp, cold weather, a large crowd attended Monday's open house at the Bellows Falls Garage Housing Project, listening to speeches and getting the chance to tour the completed fourth floor of the building. Project organizers explained that there are still another six weeks of work until completion of the building, where wiring still hangs from fixtures and drywall mud spatters the floors on the other levels. Applications for the building's 27 apartments started coming in last week, and tenants...
The writer represents the Windsor-Windham district (Athens, Chester, Grafton, and Windham) in the Vermont House of Representatives. For details about the payroll tax, visit bit.ly/774-payroll. CHESTER-As I am out and about in the community, talking with constituents, many have asked about the new payroll tax to fund Act 76, the Child Care Bill. In the 2023 legislative session, the Legislature passed this act, which already is helping to ease the child care crisis that Vermont is facing. I voted for...
Award-winning writer Michael Nethercott is thoughtful amid the buzz and rush of The Works Bakery Cafe in Brattleboro. “In a lot of my writing, I'm drawn to history,” he said. “Maybe because history is frozen in amber, it's very easy to observe and understand.” Nethercott's full-length play, Our Enemy's Cup opens the Guilford Center Stage's third theater season on Friday, May 5. The season officially opened in April with a square dance. The dance, with The Falltown String Band, from...
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