BRATTLEBORO — Mindy Haskins Rogers' piece is impeccable journalism, brilliantly written.
Nicholas Boke is a freelance writer and international educational consultant. CHESTER-Vermont GOP Chair Paul Dame...
Nancy Braus , a retired independent bookseller, is a longtime activist. GUILFORD-Vermont Yankee, a nuclear...
Also signing this letter were Ellen Martyn, Sara Longsmith, Emilie Kornheiser, Elizabeth Tannenbaum, Peter Fallon,
BRATTLEBORO-Like many of you, I have been outraged by the actions of the Trump administration,
Some 3,500 acres of Glebe Mountain forestland will help anchor a new U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service management area in southern Vermont. The land in Londonderry and Windham, now owned by The Nature Conservancy, a nonprofit organization, will be transferred to the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge to create a larger federal district, organizers announced on Oct. 26. “Under U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service stewardship, the property will be made more accessible for expanded and compatible public...
On Saturday and Sunday, July 17 and 18, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Rock River Artists will open their studios to the public for their annual Open Studio Tour. “With a wealth of creative talent tucked away in its hills and valleys and the lushness of the summer landscape on display, the Rock River Artist Tour offers a close-up look at the richness of life and art-making in this unique region of southern Vermont,” the collective of professional...
With over 80 percent of Vermonters having received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and nearly 72 percent of us fully vaccinated, Gov. Phil Scott declared on June 15 an end to the State of Emergency and the termination of pandemic related social restrictions. It is significant that Vermont was the first U.S. state to reach an 80-percent vaccinated rate. It is also significant that throughout the pandemic, to that point, Vermont suffered only 24,339 known Covid infections...
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