BELLOWS FALLS-On this Saturday, the 250th anniversary of two early Massachusetts battles that irrevocably advanced...
BRATTLEBORO-Greg Lesch. the executive director of the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce, died Feb. 19,
Many people in Windham County look on in frustration as they watch the police arrest...
ROCKINGHAM-The town of Rockingham recently announced that the Proposed Amendments to the town's Zoning and...
Several years after being detected here, the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis, EAB) continues to munch on a potential feast of more than 150 million ash (Fraxinus) trees in Vermont. That's 5 to 7 percent of the state's trees on average or about 1 in 12 trees, although in some areas, such as the Champlain Islands, the number is more like 40 percent. Losing this many trees would clearly have a significant impact, but there's still time to plan proactively...
The Putney community is invited to participate in the statewide read of Salman Rushdie's Haroun and the Sea of Stories, the 2015 Vermont Reads selection from the Vermont Humanities Council. This funny and touching story of a father and son is, at its heart, a reflection on the importance of stories, imagination, and creativity. Vermont Reads brings communities together around stories, ideas, and activities that are important to the life of towns of all sizes. In Haroun, Rushdie has created...
We should all take only the water we need, and no one should destroy it. Most importantly, we should all take care of our water. Everyone should own the water. No one should own more than someone else, because everyone - people, plant, or animal - needs it. For example, the Palestinians built a water supply, and Israelis bulldozed it over and it got polluted. In Flint, Michigan, the manager of the water switched the water source just to save...
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