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MacLean Gander is retired from a long career as a professor and administrator at Landmark...
Deborah Lee Luskin , one of this newspaper's original columnists, blogs at deborahleeluskin.com. WILLIAMSVILLE-I have...
Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
For the second straight year, the “meeting” part of Town Meeting Day was hard to find in Windham County, as only Athens and Stratton opted to have in-person meetings. Every other town either conducted business by Australian ballot on March 1 or postponed the meeting until warmer weather returns later this spring. There were several contested races of interest around the county. In Newfane, incumbent Katy Johnson-Aplin and newcomer Jeffrey Chevalier were the winners for the two, one-year seats on...
During one of the first Town Meetings that I moderated, one woman was continually talking over others during discussion about building a senior housing project. I had originally run for town moderator because people were talking over one another and snickering and catcalling. And now I had run out of patience. I called a recess, and I explained to the woman that according to the meeting rules, only one person was allowed to speak a time, and if she persisted,
The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) and Retreat Farm are now accepting entries for Artful Ice Shanties 2023. Registrations will be accepted until Friday, Dec. 16. Artists, ice fishing enthusiasts, tiny house aficionados, designer-builders, and creative groups and individuals of all ages and experience levels are invited to enter. The first 15 artists to register will receive a $200 stipend upon delivery of their shanty. Because stipends are limited, artists are encouraged to register early. There is no fee...
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