WEST DUMMERSTON — Seeing the picture of Byron and Lee Stookey reminded of the years of effort this couple has given to the community, and I say “hats off” to both of them.
Cal Glover-Wessel grew up in Brattleboro and lives here again after a few years of...
PUTNEY-I am grateful to call Bex Slattery a colleague, blessed to call her a friend,
WILMINGTON-As a former Vernon resident (and one dying to move back there!) I wholeheartedly endorse...
BRATTLEBORO-Oscar Heller is my choice for the three-year seat on the Brattleboro Selectboard. As a...
JAMAICA-The town will soon hold a vote to determine whether to permanently close Jamaica Village School - a potential first step in making NewBrook Elementary in Newfane into a regional elementary school hub. The Selectboard has warned an article to be voted on by Australian ballot on Tuesday, Jan. 14, asking voters to authorize the board to close the school, "such that the Jamaica Village School would not be used for an elementary school or provision of direct educational service...
Karl Meyer has been a stakeholder, intervenor, and Fish and Aquatics Studies team member in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission relicensing proceeding for the Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage Project since 2012. Meyer is a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is accepting written comments on FirstLight's application for a new FERC license to run Northfield Mountain for another 50 years, until 5 p.m. on June 3. The agency encourages submissions by email to...
River Gallery School of Art (RGS) has begun the search for a new executive director. The former executive director, Mary Lou Forward, announced in April she would depart the organization. In a news release, the board of directors said that they and the greater RGS community “wish to thank Forward for her positive impact at the school.” “A committee of the Board of Trustees is enacting a process of interviewing interested candidates and preparing written materials that describe the vision...
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