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 nonresident taxpayers - i.e., those who own second homes - want a bigger say in whether Vermont's largest wind-turbine project moves forward. It seems clear that those property owners, under Vermont law, are not entitled to participate in a legally binding vote because they do not technically live in Grafton. But some argue that all taxpayers - whether residents or nonresidents - should be able to participate in some sort of referendum on the proposed project. The...
Jesus Christ, we invoke your name! Thank you for allowing the United States of America to be reborn.... In Christ’s holy name we pray. Amen! Two years ago, as throngs of supporters of former President Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol to disrupt the peaceful transition of power from one administration to the next, several made their way into the Senate chamber, where the sentiments above were expressed. Nearby, rioters in the Rotunda, overcome with emotion, erupted into chorus beneath the...
On Sunday, May 14, two of Vermont's favorite acoustic duos will take the stage at the historic Jamaica Town Hall on Main Street for a Sunday afternoon concert. The bands, Shady Rill and Acousticrush, will fill the Hall with old-time traditional music and new original folk tunes. The show starts at 4:30 p.m. Refreshments provided. Tickets are $10 at the door. According to a news release, Shady Rill features musicians Tom MacKenzie and Patti Casey playing everything from French Canadian...
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