BRATTLEBORO — Whoever painted this graffiti on a rock in the West River estuary, please desist.
Haven't we already done enough to the Abenaki lands?
Painted rocks on the West River.
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Sarah Copeland Hanzas is Vermont's Secretary of State. Prior to her election, she served for...
BRATTLEBORO-Mollie S. Burke has represented District 8 for 16 years. She is a trusted and...
BELLOWS FALLS-All registered voters of Windham-3 - that includes Rockingham, Westminster, and Brookline - please...
WESTMINSTER-My friend Ann Smith and I attended Casey Cota's meeting on the Affordable Heat Act...
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At first I thought I would refrain from debate sparked by the atrocities of Oct. 7. I felt appalled that, from the safety of Vermont, warmed-over "party-line" polemics are being thrown around, which is of no benefit to Palestinians or Israelis whose survival is at risk. But finally, driven by the increasing normalization of antisemitism and acceptance of Hamas as "freedom fighters" (even by some politically active Jews), I had to speak out. Is anti-Zionism antisemitism? Can any informed person...
The Saxtons River Art Guild (SRAG) announces a one day workshop given by Lynn Zimmerman on Saturday, April 15, at the United Church of Bellows Falls, 8 School Street, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The workshop theme is “Negative Painting in Watercolor.” This all-new workshop will feature ways of working to build paintings that preserve the beautiful luminosity of watercolor. Participants will experiment with some wet-on-wet techniques in ways that build intense color and bright lights, using paints fresh...
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