Congrats to Michael Obuchowski! I wish I could have been there at the Windham County Democrats' Obie Awards. Keep swinging!
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
Lachlan Francis chairs the Windham County Democratic Committee. He adds: "I'm proud that in Windham...
Police Chief Michael Fitzgerald was recently lauded at the Statehouse for his drug and alcohol prevention work with youth and adults. At Prevention Day at the Statehouse on Feb. 22, Prevention Works! VT presented awards to six “Prevention Champions” from throughout the state, including Fitzgerald. He was nominated by Cassandra Holloway, director of the Brattleboro Area Prevention Coalition. This is the first time Holloway nominated someone for the award. Holloway noted Fitzgerald and his staff “are trying to address the...
In choosing our representatives to the Vermont Legislature, I urge Windham County voters to join me in supporting long-term representatives David Deen and Mike Mrowicki. I believe that our two most important responsibilities are caring for our planet and caring for our children. Without careful and knowledgeable attention to both these values, our future foundation is shaky indeed. In addition to their dedicated service in the Vermont Legislature, Deen's years of service as Connecticut River Steward, his very early years...
As part of its Spotlight film series, Latchis Arts and the Windham World Affairs Council present Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai, a documentary that celebrates the life of the first African woman and environmentalist to win the Nobel Peace Prize. The screening, a benefit for the Wangari Maathai Foundation, takes place on Thursday, Aug. 5, at 7 p.m., at the Latchis Theatre. Local Windham County filmmakers Lisa Merton and Alan Dater, through TV footage and chilling first person...
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