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Spreading the word about assistive devices

By
Barry L. Adams
Wednesday, June 3, 2015 — Issue 308

Greetings, Vermonters! As a deaf person and former Vermonter, I just received a letter from Vermont Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program (VTEDP) inquiring if I need new or upgraded telephones or computers (including laptops and tablets) to assist me. They encourage recipients of their program's equipment benefits to share this information with others with hearing loss who may benefit from the program.

I am passing this along so you might share it with those who might be interested in this service for themselves or a family member or friend.

VTEDP can be reached at 1-800-734-8390 (TTY) or 1-800-622-4496 (voice).

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'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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Retreat’s Mulberry Bush Early Learning Center expands programs, changes name

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 — Issue 365

As a result of continued strong demand for quality services and a desire to meet the increasingly diverse needs of Brattleboro and surrounding communities, the Mulberry Bush will begin offering a wider array of programs starting this September and will operate under a new name - the Mulberry Bush Independent School. “We have been growing and thriving for many years now, and at the same time early care and early education in Vermont and the nation have continued to evolve...

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Students, teachers make Dummerston proud

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Dan Normandeau
Wednesday, February 1, 2017 — Issue 393

Congratulations to the 2016 graduated eighth-grade class of Dummerston. They were number one in the state in both English and math in the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium tests last year. And kudos to the Dummerston teachers who have taught these students over their elementary years in town. They are the best! We hear so much negative news about students these days, it is so refreshing to hear what is good. You make Dummerston proud.

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Estey Organ Museum presents the history of Vermont in song

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 — Issue 272

The Vermont Humanities Council presents “Vermont History Through Song” at Estey Organ Museum, 108 Birge St., on Sunday, Sept. 21, at 3 p.m. Singer Linda Radtke, with pianist Arthur Zorn, will bring Vermont history to life with engaging commentary on the songs found in the Vermont Historical Society's collection of sheet music. Music performed will range from the collection's earliest published song, “Green Mountain Farmer” (1798) to 1850 temperance ballads, Civil War-era songs, and songs about Vermonters Calvin Coolidge, Thomas...

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