Good day to you, southern Vermonters! After an icy, rainy and foggy start to the work week, we will be enjoying colder yet fair weather for the current mid- and late-week period. Thereafter, we will see a return of milder weather and a chance for rain by Sunday into early next week that may end as a period of snow as the storm departs. This changeable weather looks to be our meteorological lot in the short term, with signals indicating...
New England Youth Theatre (NEYT) will offer a variety of fully virtual and in-person programs for its winter and spring programming for 2021. Youth of all backgrounds and abilities ages 6-19 are encouraged to participate. NEYT says it “has continued to offer programming to youth throughout the pandemic, recognizing the mental and social benefits that theater and community provide for young people. All in-person programming follows Vermont and CDC safety guidelines.” Financial aid is available for students. Visit neyt.org for...
The phone rings and, under normal circumstances, you think, “I wonder who this might be.” You glance at the number on your phone's display, and your heart either begins to race or it sinks because you just know it's not going to be a hi-Mom- how-are-you-today kind of conversation. Decision time. Do I answer the call? Do I pretend the phone isn't ringing? I can easily decline by pushing a button on my phone, or I can reluctantly answer, “Hello,
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