Vernon should focus on baseload power.
Decentralized intermittent generation gobbles up open lands. Vernon should preserve its history of agricultural and open lands.
Meg Mott, Ph.D. is professor emerita of Marlboro College and Emerson College and describes herself...
Ross Momaney (rmm-art.com) is a visual artist and arts educator. By blending these roles, he...
Michelle Bos-Lun and Richard Nelson are state representatives who sit across the table from each...
Carolyn North (carolynnorthbooks.com) is a writer of books that address "the interface between matter and...
The Neighborhood Schoolhouse, which had announced its permanent closure, will continue operations under the management of a new board of trustees and school administration. Ten short days after the school abruptly closed, its board issued an announcement on Feb. 15, crediting the decision to “the outpouring of support from the community on behalf of the school and its mission in response to our decision to close.” One day before, “members of the community presented a written proposal to keep the...
Santa Fe, N.M., where I live, had our city council proposing to close our branch library, one of two in this city. The people rose up and said, “No way.” The city council listened, and our library still serves so many. I know of the Vernon library, as my daughter Bridget lives across the street. I think it is a beautiful, well-stocked jewel. Please, keep it alive, as it is.
Celebrate the magic and diversity of “crankies” at New England Youth Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 7:30 p.m., when a consortium of artists in the midst of a revival of this centuries-old medium will present their work at the fifth annual Vermont Crankie Festival. This show will assemble artists from far and wide, with crankies - illustrated scrolls that are hand-cranked within a small wooden theater, accompanying songs and stories - that accompany traditional and original songs, as well...
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