Congratulations, Robbs!
You are some of the hardest working people I know, and you deserve every maple product sale you get from this opportunity and others!
Tim Kipp, a political activist since the 1960s, is a retired history and political science...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
A new grant program fueled by Vermont Yankee money is expected to nurture renewable energy projects in Windham County. The Vermont Clean Energy Development Fund, drawing from cash paid to the state by Entergy, has given $400,000 to Brattleboro-based Windham Regional Commission to develop the program over the next several months. Officials say grants - and possibly loans at some point - will be geared toward “small-scale” renewable projects in the county. What type of projects might benefit hasn't yet...
In-Sight Photography Project has selected Chasing Ice as the first 2017 feature in its “Great Pictures” film series. The highly acclaimed film tells of a team of photographers that captured the first visual evidence of climate change through time-lapse photography of disappearing glaciers. The film screens at the Latchis Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 24, at 4 p.m. as a benefit for In-Sight. All proceeds support scholarships for participants in the nonprofit photography organization's programs, which for 25 years have been...
Allison Teague clearly has her heart in the right place when offering compassion and a hand up to anyone struggling on the street. However, I don't see the heartless soul of capitalism in the anonymous Open Letter [“A direct negative impact on our economic sustainability,” May 29] previously contributed by some downtown business owners. If a person has demonstrated the lack of ability to handle their financial responsibilities and prioritize rent or a mortgage over an addiction, whether because of...
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