PUTNEY-I am grateful to call Bex Slattery a colleague, blessed to call her a friend,
WILMINGTON-As a former Vernon resident (and one dying to move back there!) I wholeheartedly endorse...
BRATTLEBORO-Oscar Heller is my choice for the three-year seat on the Brattleboro Selectboard. As a...
BRATTLEBORO-Gov. Phil Scott has proposed eliminating Vermont's successful universal school meals program. As a parent...
Community support for Julie and Greg Winchester is strong as the couple rebuilds their business, Rod's Towing & Repairs, after a suspected arson fire destroyed the gas station and repair shop at 40 Main St. on Oct. 9. “We're five, six, weeks in now, and the community of Putney has been so amazing,” says Julie Winchester. Apparently, the Winchesters are pretty amazing as well, as comments on the crowdfunding site Give Butter about the station - believed to be the...
The Vermont House of Representatives has passed a shortsighted effort that will hurt children in the state under the guise of “supporting public education.” H.483, “An act relating to the accountability and oversight of approved independent schools that are eligible to receive public tuition,” is really about what benefits certain adults (and the public school sector) while completely disregarding children and what is best to assure success for every child. Support for this anti-independent-school bill is based on the misperception...
Christopher Serkin, chair and president of Marlboro Music, announced that the board of trustees has appointed pianist Jonathan Biss to join Mitsuko Uchida as co-artistic director of the revered retreat. Serkin, the grandson of Marlboro Music founder Rudolf Serkin, said in a news release that Biss's appointment as co-artistic director “marks the next important evolution at Marlboro. He has the musical integrity that is the hallmark of our community, a 20-year history of participation at Marlboro to maintain a sense...
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