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Voices

Maybe try walking

By
Jeremy White
Wednesday, October 12, 2016 — Issue 378

WILMINGTON — Maybe try walking, since you can't drive safely (so you say). And slow the hell down if you can't stop. Genius.

Voices

Planet Hank is at our door

By
Anne Henshaw

Anne Henshaw is an independent educational consultant and advocate for disability rights. CHESTER-On Oct. 18,

Danger to the Constitution

By
Laurie Goldman

TRENTON, MAINE-Jo Schneiderman's piece on self-censorship is one of the most important and precise framings...

We must do more to stop U.S. complicity in Gaza

By
Steve Wangh

BRATTLEBORO-Our senators, Peter Welch and Bernie Sanders, and our Representative, Becca Balint, have been in...

Sweat and ash: the spirit of community in Windham

By
Michael Pelton

Michael Pelton, a farm owner and operator and engaged community member, serves on the Windham...

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News

Police respond to unspecified threat at BUHS, BAMS

By
Virginia Ray
Monday, March 6, 2023 — Issue 696

Best wishes for a happy New Year appear not to have extended from all when students returned to classes on Tuesday, Jan. 3 in the Windham Southeast School District. Instead of diving into their studies, students spent up to 30 minutes in their classrooms while police responded and ascertained they were safe, which they quickly did. Unconfirmed reports suggest an alum might have made aggressive statements while involved in social media gaming, prompting the caution. Law enforcement responded, and it...

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Voices

Rethinking Enclosure, and the voices we've lost

By
Tristan Roberts
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 — Issue 832

Tristan Roberts (tristan@tristanroberts.org) is a former state representative, a small-scale farmer, and a writer who explores the intersections of rural life, policy, and human dignity from Quill Nook Farm in Halifax. This piece is a response to multiple responses to his original Viewpoint in the Aug. 20 issue, "The long, uphill battle against the working class." HALIFAX-I'm grateful to Steev Lynn and other letter writers for adding nuance to my portrayal of Enclosure's impact. Lynn is right that pre-Enclosure serfs...

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Arts

‘Sacred Geometry’ solo show opens in Bellows Falls

Wednesday, July 27, 2022 — Issue 674

Canal Street Art Gallery, 23 Canal Street, presents “Sacred Geometry,” the first solo show by artist John van der Does. It features paintings of brightly colored abstract mathematical designs inspired by the yoga tradition of the yantra. The solo show is on view from Aug. 3 through Sept. 10. The public is invited to a yoga session with the artist, on Friday, Aug. 5, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., for a unique gallery event. The event is free and space...

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