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...
The only registered Rosie the Riveter Memorial Garden in the state now has a more prominent location at Hetty Green Park, where it honors the memory of Margaret Clapper Tidd, a Rosie who lived in Bellows Falls from the time she graduated from high school until her death in 2019. A brief history and dedication of the Rosie the Riveter Memorial, in its new location at the park on School Street, was given by historian David Deacon on Oct. 14.
Did you realize that approximately 86 percent of southeastern Vermont is forested? It has been estimated that annual tree growth in Windham County exceeds 20 million cubic feet. These forests provide a livelihood for many people through wood harvesting, wood products, hunting, tourism, and maple products. Forests are one of the region's most valuable renewable resources and contribute greatly to the region's economy and authentic sense of place, not to mention their fundamental role in water quality. The commercially important...
Canal Street Art Gallery (CSAG) presents the Community Art Studio Program, providing a free-to-use space within the gallery, including artist-grade supplies, for the public to make art while overlooking the Bellows Falls Canal. The Community Art Studio Program is open through Saturday, Feb. 24. During the gallery's regular hours, Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., artists of all ages are welcome to walk in and create. Artwork made may be donated and hung on the walls of...
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