Congratulations, Starr LaTronica! Brooks Memorial Library is very lucky.
Annie Landenberger is a freelance writer who contributes regularly to these pages. WILLIAMSVILLE-I marched with...
Michael Knapp is a software developer and entrepreneur who is passionate about social justice. GUILFORD-As...
Green Mountain Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (GMRSVP) would like to thank the voters of...
BELLOWS FALLS-Greater Falls Connections (GFC), a substance misuse prevention coalition located in Bellows Falls, thanks...
The March 15 School Strike for Climate, an international walkout to demand immediate action to deal with climate change, saw area students joining with more than 1.5 million youths in more than 100 countries in one of the largest-ever global climate demonstrations. The youth-led strike was inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who last August helped start a movement that evolved from her solitary vigil outside the Swedish Parliament every Friday into the recent massive global walkout. Students participated...
Phil Scott wouldn't have been elected without the votes of many Independents and Democrats concerned about the out-of-control spending and unsustainable tax burdens that are making our wonderful little state unaffordable for young families and retirees and driving businesses across the Connecticut River. In vetoing the budget, he was fulfilling his pledge to the clear majority of Vermonters who elected him. If even a fraction of the proposed Republican cuts to Medicaid reimbursement, transportation, and environmental programs are enacted, Vermont's...
Strolling of the Heifers presents “An Evening of Comedy with Robyn Schall” on Saturday, April 14, at 8 p.m. Schall is doing her blend of stand-up, sketch, and improv as a fundraiser for Strolling of the Heifers' Farm-To-Table Apprenticeship Program. The Farm-to-Table Culinary Apprenticeship program teaches nutrition and culinary skills to underemployed community members, placing them in full-time, permanent positions at local restaurants and institutional kitchens. “She is just so funny, I had to bring her to Brattleboro,” said Orly...
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