Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this...
BRATTLEBORO-What a depressing time to celebrate Independence Day, as No. 47 and his obedient and...
Sarah Ellis is a writer and mental health advocate who grew up in Brattleboro and...
BRATTLEBORO-Analysis of Brattleboro's Charter Revision Survey reveals growing dissatisfaction with the current Representative Town Meeting...
Westminster town government has passed to a new generation - literally. Matthew Daskal, 23, was hired last week as the new Town Manager, succeeding Sonia Alexander, who officially retires on Thursday. Daskal signed a contract with the town through June 30, 2013 and will receive an annual base salary of $55,000. He is one of the youngest town managers serving in Vermont. To ease the transition, Alexander has offered to stay on until July 18. “He's a very intelligent and...
The public is warmly invited to attend the beautiful service of Advent Lessons and Carols at St. Michael's Episcopal Church on Sunday, Dec. 15. The service begins at 4 p.m. and lasts slightly less than an hour. The Service of Lessons and Carols alternates readings from Scripture with hymns, anthems, and prayers. Each year's selection of music reflects a new spirit, providing a fresh look at this season of hope and waiting. In addition to seasonal Advent carols and hymns,
The “class of 2018” does not refer to a graduation class from one of our area schools, but rather to licenses that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will issue to operate five Connecticut River hydroelectric facilities, all of which were set to expire in 2018. The real story about the class of 2018 is that each facility individually, and all five of them as a combined class, have an impact on the Connecticut River. The five facilities together affect...
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