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Tax grievance hearings set to begin Aug. 5

Wednesday, July 17, 2013 — Issue 212

TOWNSHEND — Change in Appraisal of Real Estate notices were mailed out by the Lister's Office on July 12. A complete list of all new property values is available for review in the Lister's and Town Clerk's offices.

Grievance hearings are scheduled to begin on Monday, Aug. 5.

Anyone wishing to grieve must request a hearing in writing. The grievance must include the property identification number(s) and contact information for scheduling an appointment prior to Aug. 5. They may be hand-delivered to the Town Offices or mailed to Listers, P.O. Box 223, Townshend, VT 05353.

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Digging for some answers

By
Mike Faher
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 — Issue 392

Come spring, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be digging in the dirt at Townshend Dam. And that's good news for advocates of the man-made lake, where large amounts of sediment have choked off public recreation and the economic boost that once accompanied it. The Army Corps plans to remove approximately 7,000 cubic yards of sediment from the dam this spring “in order to restore beach usage for the upcoming recreation season,” said Tim Dugan, a spokesman for the...

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Voices

Common ground

By
Andrea Scheidler
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 — Issue 253

My husband Tom had a small surgery that has landed him for a few weeks in the hospital, which took me on a 25-mile journey over the muddy mountain to see him each day. In spring, we all look for the sunny corners, and in this case mine was a gift of fiddleheads. Tom has a roommate who is an old backwoods Vermonter, his conversation all f-k, shit, forest-lore, trout fishin', and tobacco. He has lost a leg to what...

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Arts

Open Music Collective starts fall semester classes

Wednesday, September 10, 2014 — Issue 271

Open Music Collective kicks off its fall semester the week of Sept. 24 with a vocals class, jazz ensembles, and the introduction of Carl Clements, OMC's newest year-round faculty member. Clements, who has worked in OMC's summer jazz intensive, took his Ph.D. in ethnomusicology at City University of New York, his M.F.A. in jazz performance at California Institute of the Arts, and his bachelor's in jazz composition and arranging from Berklee College of Music. A sax player for more than...

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