What a lovely piece! It's so hard to make such a huge sacrifice, even when we know it's the best and right thing to do.
Lisa Chase is retired and lives in Putney, where she is a member of the...
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On April 2, voters resumed the special meeting of what is now the Windham Southeast School District, originally convened Feb. 27 but adjourned pending a judge's ruling in a multi-town lawsuit filed in Vermont Superior Court challenging the forced mergers. After a judge denied an injunction that sought to halt the activity while a lawsuit moves through the judicial system, the Act 46 merger has returned to the fast track [“School districts, voters tread lightly around Act 46 suit,” News,
Gregory Lesch is executive director of the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce. As The Commons noted in its Jan. 10 front-page story by Joyce Marcel ["Vermonters ask: Where have all the workers gone?"], southern Vermont faces a serious labor shortage and a rapidly aging population that is compounded by a tight housing market. State-supported transitional housing for incoming refugees addresses these issues head-on. Welcoming these new Vermonters is not just a humanitarian effort, it's also a strategic economic measure. Since...
Artist JoAnne Russo used her love of nature and artistic talent to put a face on her cancer, using drawing as an outlet for the anger the illness caused her. Some of those drawings are on display at Main Street Arts until Friday, Oct. 13, in a show she has titled “Win, Lose or Draw: My Journey through Cancer.” An opening reception for the show will be held Tuesday, Aug. 22, from 5:30 to 7 p.m., in the Windham Foundation...
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