Congrats to Michael Obuchowski! I wish I could have been there at the Windham County Democrats' Obie Awards. Keep swinging!
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...
A new land inventory report offers a series of possibilities for the Vermont Yankee site to eventually be used for industry, recreation, preserving habitat, and recognizing the Abenaki relationship to the banks of the Connecticut River, past and present. The report is a collaboration between Antioch University New England, NorthStar, the town of Vernon, and Rich Holschuh, representing the Elnu Abenaki tribe. It exists in a hard copy and an online interactive version. The nuclear plant started operating in 1972...
Eesha Williams' letter states that the Dummerston Selectboard “wants to end the right of townspeople to modify the budget at town meeting.” That is not the case. The confusion is attributable to an article that Selectboard member Hugh Worden wrote for the spring issue of the Views of Dummerston newsletter, and an editorial change that was made to the title: “Board Considers Whether Budget Should be Approved18 [sic] by Australian Ballot.” Mr. Worden expressed his concern that 10 percent of...
United States Artists recently awarded Marlboro wood carver Michelle Holzapfel a $50,000 grant in the Craft category of its fellowship program. Each year, United States Artists awards up to 50 unrestricted fellowships to the most compelling artists working and living in the U.S., in all disciplines, at every stage of their career. Spanning creative disciplines including architecture and design, craft, dance, film, media, music, theater and performance, traditional arts, visual art, and writing, USA Fellowships are awarded through a rigorous...
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