Certainly, Vermont should not be adding a dirty-fossil-fuel plant! How about a solar facility with non-toxic aqueous battery storage instead?
Keep moving forward. Don't backslide!
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...
Librarians are known for their compassion, but it may be wearing them down. Brooks Memorial Library has always been a welcoming place for the community. But the population of those experiencing homelessness, drug dependency, and mental health problems has increased in Brattleboro, bringing with it new challenges for patrons and a library that is mission-driven to serve them. Now the library is receiving some help from Health Care and Rehabilitative Services (HCRS) for a few hours, two days a week.
HINSDALE, N.H.-Woody Bernhard correctly points out that during Covid lockdowns, skies cleared, waters cleared, and it was like a miracle. All we need to do is receive everything for free, and we can all stay home forever! We need food to magically appear on shelves or in our pantries. We need to have homes without rent or a mortgage, which will just magically appear without construction workers or vehicles. (Remember, we are all staying home.) We need health care at...
Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (HCRS), southeastern Vermont's nonprofit community mental-health agency, will be hosting a special online screening of the documentary, The Upstanders. The free showing of the 56-minute film will take place on Wednesday, May 4, at noon. According to a news release, The Upstanders “is unsettling and uplifting, causing us all to examine our behavior, inspiring us to do better, and stand up against victimization and cyberbullying.” After the film, there will be an informative panel discussion...
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