Following are links to the 2013 Annual Town Meeting warrants for the towns in Windham County, with the exception of Brattleboro, whose Representative Town Meeting will take place March 23.
Following are links to the 2013 Annual Town Meeting warrants for the towns in Windham County, with the exception of Brattleboro, whose Representative Town Meeting will take place March 23.
BRATTLEBORO-Last week, the Vermont Legislature adjourned after passing a controversial education reform bill that many...
WINDHAM-Approximately 40 people gathered at the Windham Meeting House on June 17 for "What's Possible,
BRATTLEBORO-Three school districts will begin their summer meals programs, distributing free, weekly meal kits to...
WESTMINSTER-After completing its 25th school year of operation, The Compass School recently and abruptly announced...
Building Bright Futures, a Williston-based nonprofit that advocates for improved Early Childhood education, held a community discussion April 12 at the Brattleboro Retreat, addressing issues such as “getting pre-school right,” the vulnerability of the learning curve of the developmental years spanning birth to grade three, how crucial early involvement is, and how such involvement can reinforce that curve. “Children are born ready to learn,” Chad Simmons, the organization's Southeast Vermont Regional Coordinator, said at the event. Simmons played a video...
In connection with the exhibit “Charlie Hunter: Semaphore,” currently on view at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC), Hunter will give a free plein-air painting demonstration on Saturday, Aug. 7, at 2 p.m., followed by a tour of his nearby studio. The demonstration takes place at the Bellows Falls train station at 54 Depot St. Space is limited; register at brattleboromuseum.org. Hunter is well known throughout the country for paintings that depict decaying American infrastructure, including railroads and bridges.
Sometime today, if everything goes A-OK, John Glenn will be orbiting the Earth in the space shuttle Discovery. Glenn, who in 1962 became the first American to orbit the earth, is our country's last great hero. The outpouring of affection and excitement for him after his first flight in space was as unexpected as it was authentic. The space program, when initiated, had many goals - the least of which was space exploration. It was, first, a very expensive Cold...
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