WEST DUMMERSTON — Seeing the picture of Byron and Lee Stookey reminded of the years of effort this couple has given to the community, and I say “hats off” to both of them.
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...
A group of Leland & Gray High School students will spend the spring semester exploring food systems and culture here at home, then travel south to several Gulf Coast states, as well as Vietnam and France, to study how food is grown, produced, distributed, prepared, and consumed. To raise money and help pay the estimated $140,000 needed for the 15 students and three teachers expected to participate, the group prepared and served a Community Dinner in Town Hall on Nov.
State Treasurer Michael Pieciak thinks high rent causes homelessness. Typical of a state treasurer to think like that! Homelessness has many causes, but the majority of them are discrimination, mental crisis, and substance disorders - all of which require compassion, trust, and intensive prolonged social services. Building new housing will destroy the natural habitat and bring in tax revenue only, which should be obvious coming from the source. There is no correlation to investors building housing and ending homelessness, so...
BRATTLEBORO-Latchis Arts and Ian Moran are partnering to present Devised & Directed: The Films of Mike Leigh, a film and discussion series on four consecutive Saturdays this winter starting on Jan. 25. The series highlights the work of British writer-director Mike Leigh and is curated by Ian Moran, a Brattleboro resident and host of the forthcoming (Spring 2025) podcast Devised & Directed: The Films of Mike Leigh, the first to cover the entirety of Leigh's filmography, and featuring in-depth conversations...
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