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Hebert: Humbled to return to Montpelier

By
Mike Hebert
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 — Issue 280

VERNON — Thank you to all the people who voted in this month's election. I am honored to have been reelected to represent Guilford and Vernon in Montpelier.

Being elected is a humbling experience. So is knowing that the people of my district have trust in me to continue working diligently to address their concerns and working with my fellow legislators in moving Vermont forward.

I renew my promise to you that I will represent all the people of Guilford and Vernon equally and to the best of my ability.

Voices

'Public safety' is not community safety

By
Jonathan Elwell

Jonathan Elwell organizes with Vermont Just Justice, an organization whose mission is "to promote the...

BIPOC homeownership matters

By
Elizabeth Bridgewater

Elizabeth Bridgewater is executive director of the Windham & Windsor Housing Trust. BRATTLEBORO-Every April, communities...

New beginnings

By
Libby Bennett

Libby Bennett and Rita Ramirez submitted this piece on behalf of Groundworks Collaborative, where they...

What are we going to do about the women?

By
Elayne Clift

Elayne Clift (elayne-clift.com) has written this column about women, politics, and social issues from the...

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Burke defeats Salviani in House race

By
Olga Peters
Wednesday, November 9, 2016 — Issue 382

Incumbent state Rep. Mollie Burke won in a landslide against newcomer Adam Salviani in Tuesday's voting. Burke, a Progressive/Democrat, and Salviani, an independent, campaigned to represent Brattleboro's second House district, also known as Windham 2-2. According to the unofficial results on the Secretary of State's election website, Burke earned 81.82 percent of the votes. Salviani took the remaining 18.18 percent. Representative Burke was first elected to the House in 2009. She has served on the House Transportation Committee for eight...

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A climate-change leader

By
Paul Cameron
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 — Issue 316

In the July 22 Commons, Tim Stevenson wrote a Viewpoint piece, “Brattleboro can provide leadership on climate change.” In fact, the town has been a leader on climate change for many years, and it continues to be a model for other cities and towns. In 2002, the town joined the Cities for Climate Protection Campaign and established a climate and energy program - Brattleboro Climate Protection (BCP) - which completed a greenhouse gas inventory and developed a community Climate Action...

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Arts

Creative Aging artistic program starts at Main Street Arts in February

Wednesday, January 24, 2024 — Issue 749

Main Street Arts (MSA) will offer a Creative Aging program beginning in February for seniors in the Greater Rockingham area. There will be three sessions featuring diverse artistic opportunities taught in-person by local teachers. The first session, from Tuesday, Feb. 6, to March 26, will include "An Expressive Arts Exploration" with Susan-Marie Beauchemin, from 10 a.m. to noon, and "Make a Family Heirloom" with Annabelini Questifari, from 1 to 3 p.m. There will be an optional lunch from noon to...

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