BRATTLEBORO-If there can be an obituary for a piece of legislation, then this is it:
BRATTLEBORO-Chloe Learey, executive director of the Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development in...
ROCKINGHAM-The study by a Wyoming EMS consulting firm has recommended that three fire departments -
BRATTLEBORO-After serving 12 years in the Legislature, Rep. Tristan Toleno, D-Brattleboro, is retiring from state...
The House race in the Windham-6 district features incumbent Democrat Richard Marek, who is seeking his fifth term, against Republican Gaila Gulack, for whom this race marks her first foray into politics. Both say they have the ears of voters and understand the needs of the residents in the district's towns of Marlboro, Newfane and Townshend. “In Vermont, we make an attempt to hear what people have to say by taking lots of testimony [in the Legislature] and it often...
Susie Crowther's piece [“Plan A,” Viewpoint, April 25] puts me in mind of an old story. An old man is sitting at the top of a hill, in view of a small town, when he is approached by a young traveler. The traveler says, “What are the people like down there?” The old man says, “What are the people like where you come from?” “Oh, they are just awful - whiny, selfish, cranky, miserable.” The old man says, “Yep, that...
The town of Marlboro has a population of 978, and the town center consists of an 18th century inn, a post office, and a meeting house. But, for seven weeks each summer since 1951, some of the world's most respected concert artists and most talented young professional musicians have gathered on the campus of Marlboro College to explore music with unlimited rehearsal time in a way that isn't possible elsewhere. The Marlboro Music School & Festival attracts devoted music lovers...
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