BRATTLEBORO — Photo galleries by Randolph T. Holhut (from the ground) and Jeff Potter (from one flight up)
BRATTLEBORO — Photo galleries by Randolph T. Holhut (from the ground) and Jeff Potter (from one flight up)
WINDHAM-Approximately 40 people gathered at the Windham Meeting House on June 17 for "What's Possible,
BRATTLEBORO-Three school districts will begin their summer meals programs, distributing free, weekly meal kits to...
WESTMINSTER-After completing its 25th school year of operation, The Compass School recently and abruptly announced...
BRATTLEBORO-Last week, the Vermont Legislature adjourned after passing a controversial education reform bill that many...
On a recent hot and sunny afternoon, regional high school students attending the Governor's Institutes of Vermont gathered for lunch at the SIT Graduate Institute, School for International Training. They'd already had a busy day attending group discussions on suicide prevention and other personal issues. This was a needed break before they'd press on with sessions and discussion on global issues. The students were part of a statewide program, hosted during the summer and winter, that facilitates study in a...
Governor Peter Shumlin's efforts to challenge the safety of Vermont Yankee does not mark the first time that a Vermont governor went toe to toe with the nuclear power plant. Way back in 1985, when I was governor, I learned that the plant had falsified inspection reports for years and that thousands of unchecked parts may have been installed. The plant had an unplanned shutdown for eight months to replace the entire recirculation piping unit. Both plant officials and the...
On Saturday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m., the Broad Brook Grange will show all of its painted theater curtains, described by the program's organizers as “a collection of important folk art works.” Guilford's Grange Hall has four curtains, but they are not ordinarily all viewable on any given occasion. As part of the ongoing 250th anniversary celebration of the town, all four will be lowered and then, over an interval, raised one by one to reveal each of the four...
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