GUILFORD-So Trump has been elected - again. If last time was bad, this time will...
The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...
WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...
Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
The State Board of Education announced its decision on Nov. 30 to create two new Windham County modified unified union school districts (MUUSD), supplanting seven town school districts. An eighth town district was ordered to merge with a recently established MUUSD. According to the BOE's Final Report of Decisions and Order on Statewide School District Merger Decisions, the current town school districts will be disbanded by July 1, 2019. • Windham Southeast Unified Union School District created, replacing four town...
We have been reading and hearing a lot about dams lately. All in the news recently: the rehabilitation of the Bennington dams, the proposed purchase of the 14 hydroelectric sites by Green Mountain Power, the ongoing fuss about whether Vermont should buy the hydroelectric dams in the main Connecticut and Deerfield Rivers, the recent removals of two dams from the Wells River and one from the Third Branch of the White River. More than 1,000 active and remnant dams remain...
Visual arts • Photo exhibit looks at small town life: Marlboro College and the Vermont Folklife Center will present A Deep Look at a Small Town: Marlboro, VT, a photography and oral history exhibit by Forrest Holzapfel in the Drury Gallery, Oct. 1-22. From 1999-2002, photographer and oral historian Forrest Holzapfel photographed the people of Marlboro, outside their homes and - with the support of the Vermont Folklife Center - conducted 18 interviews with residents of the town. Holzapfel is...
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