PUTNEY — Retired Brattleboro Police Department Captain Mark Carignan's premier novel Out from Under: George V. Higgins would have admired it.
If you know who he was, that's my review.
If you don't, read both.
Jonathan Elwell organizes with Vermont Just Justice, an organization whose mission is "to promote the...
Elizabeth Bridgewater is executive director of the Windham & Windsor Housing Trust. BRATTLEBORO-Every April, communities...
Libby Bennett and Rita Ramirez submitted this piece on behalf of Groundworks Collaborative, where they...
Elayne Clift (elayne-clift.com) has written this column about women, politics, and social issues from the...
With the return of Rep. Emily Long of Newfane as House majority leader, Windham County will again be represented in the leadership of the Vermont House of Representatives for the coming 2023–24 biennium. Democratic members of the House selected their leadership slate during a public caucus held on Dec. 3 at the State House in Montpelier. Rep. Jill Krowinski of Burlington was elected by the 104-member caucus to return for her second term as Speaker of the House. Krowinski's nomination...
I'm Ray McNeill's daughter. I'd like to share some details and dispel some rumors about his death. Ray was told in June that due to the structural instability of the building, the fire department would not be able to send a crew in there safely if a fire were to break out. There hadn't been a fire in his 30-some years there, and he had an extensive sprinkler system, so he chose to stay. Anyone who loved him knew that...
The Children's Literacy Foundation (CLiF) announces the launch of its second annual Two-Sentence Writing Contest. Open to all Vermont and New Hampshire children ages 12 and younger, the contest is free to enter, and prizes will be awarded to top submissions in each of four categories. This year's contest challenges young writers to "tell a two-sentence story that takes place in the sky." Loosely tied to the upcoming total eclipse on April 8, 2024, the contest draws inspiration from the...
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