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...
If the town manager staff's projections are correct, the fiscal year 2020 budget for trash, compost, and recycling removal should see higher income and nearly level-funded expenses. What FY20 won't see is a program for curbside pickup of bulky items like unwanted furniture and appliances. The Selectboard has concluded that bulky trash pick-up is not an issue the town can solve, at least for now, as the current vendor has balked at providing the service. Assistant Town Manager Patrick Moreland...
I am pleased that Danny Taylor is running for the Athens Selectboard and road commissioner, and recommend that my neighbors and fellow Athenians join me in voting for him at Town Meeting. What particularly recommends Danny's candidacy to me is his honesty and personal integrity. On the basis of my own experience, I have found him to be a person I can trust. Danny doesn't lie when he talks with me. He is honest. I can take him at his...
The Greenfield Garden Cinema has penned a deal with Variance Films to bring Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour to Greenfield. The recorded concert will play with limited shows starting Friday, Oct. 13, through Sunday, Nov. 5. Except for Halloween, all shows will be Thursday through Sunday nights. "You will have a better view than you would from the nosebleeds at Gillette [Stadium],'' said Garden co-owner Angela Mass in a news release. The concert film includes music spanning a 17-year award-winning...
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