RE: “Coming home” [Arts, June 13].
Grants Ferry is a very good read. I especially liked David Chase's sneaky sense of humor.
BRATTLEBORO-Big thanks to Joyce Marcel for an excellent article/interview with Becca Balint, and big thanks...
BRATTLEBORO-As I listen to all the reports of what's happening in the Texas Legislature, I...
SAXTONS RIVER-An open letter to Gov. Phil Scott: On Aug. 10, I received an email...
GUILFORD-In the subheading referring to "the 'cruelty' of the budget bill," I understand why you...
-With the start of the 2025-26 legislative biennium at the State House in Montpelier came the reshuffling of committee assignments in the House and Senate. Windham County's two incumbent Democratic senators, Wendy Harrison of Brattleboro and Nader Hashim of Dummerston, will be in charge of committees in that chamber this biennium. Harrison will lead the Institutions Committee, replacing Russ Ingalls, R-Essex, who led the committee in the last biennium. Ingalls will now lead the Agriculture Committee. Hashim will chair the...
I endorse Cindy Jerome to represent Putney, Dummerston, and Westminster in the Legislature. Cindy brings a wealth of experience to the position, including serving seven years on the Dummerston Selectboard, with two as chair. She is in her eighth year as town moderator for Dummerston, where she is highly respected for her even hand at the helm, humor, and excellent grasp of the issues. She has also headed up a successful nonprofit organization for 19 years and is known for...
Whitingham Free Public Library welcomes Celtic musician Jeff Snow, who returns on Sunday, Nov. 21, at 2 p.m. for some holiday cheer and Celtic Christmas music. Snow, a talented multi-instrumentalist, shares the music - and the stories behind the music - of Scotland, Ireland, and England. In concert, he plays the guitar, autoharp, and bouzouki. Growing up in a home where old Scottish folk songs were the everyday sounds, Snow says he developed an early love for Celtic music. “Much...
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