WILMINGTON — Dear Wilmington: I loved you dearly, but you've already sold yourself to Jim Barnes and the Hermitage Club. What hasn't burned down has been torn down, and I expect the O.O. Ware building will be next on the demolition list.
You think a Dunkin' Donuts is going to destroy the “character” of the town when it's planned for a building next to the Family Dollar store?
What is the problem, exactly? You'd rather a Starbucks?
Fric Spruyt is a property owner and property manager in Brattleboro and a member of...
BRATTLEBORO-The recent eclipse that Vermonters were able to experience was beyond breathtaking. My husband and...
PUTNEY-As a physician and a hospice volunteer, I read with interest the recent article highlighting...
BELLOWS FALLS-I see as a huge problem the number of apartments and houses being used...
When town and state police officers raided apartment 4 at 33 Oak St. on Feb. 28, they arrested the four inhabitants and confiscated the weapons and drugs, based on tips from confidential informants. For neighbors, it was at least a temporary relief from a nightmare that had been running for almost a year. The house had been known as an active drug house since last spring, and neighbors had worked together to solve the issue, including neighborhood-watch observation of the...
Hydroelectric power generated by the flow of rivers like the Connecticut is an excellent energy solution for New England. Hydropower is clean, renewable, and emissions-free, and it sustains local jobs, municipal tax revenues, and reinvestment in local communities. Hydropower does have some environmental impacts - vastly fewer than producing electricity from coal, natural gas, or nuclear generation - and depending on how they're constructed, fewer than wind or solar farms. But they are impacts to be mitigated. And when power...
The Crowell Gallery at the Moore Free Library presents an exhibit by the Saxtons River Art Guild (SRAG) throughout October. An artist reception takes place on Saturday, Oct. 23 from 2 to 4 p.m. Refreshments will be served outside. Visitors will see a wide variety of media, style, and subject matter created by 14 members of the guild. Some artists included in the exhibit: • John Dimick, who has been drawing and sketching his entire life, took up watercolor when...
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