GUILFORD — Many thanks to the generous and caring staff at Hannaford for making our shopping trip there such an enjoyable and successful event.
We prepared 28 baskets, each of which provided a complete Thanksgiving dinner for a local family.
Marvin Resnikoff is an international consultant on radioactive waste issues. A nuclear physicist and a...
ROCKINGHAM-I am concerned and dismayed over the recent decision by the management of North Star...
BRATTLEBORO-Denise Gebroe is correct that the issues motivating the No Surveillance in Health Care campaign...
LEYDEN, MASS.-In response to Holland Mills' recent letter, it's essential to address significant omissions and...
The stage is set for a vote that could have big implications for the town of Windham's landscape and for the wind industry in Vermont. Windham Selectboard has authorized a Nov. 8 Australian Ballot vote to determine whether residents support construction of the 28-turbine Stiles Brook Wind Project, which would be the state's largest wind power site. While Vermont towns don't have statutory veto power over such projects, Stiles Brook developer Iberdrola Renewables says it won't move forward if residents...
The first article of Vermont's fine constitution begins: “That all persons are born equally free and independent, and have certain natural, inherent, and unalienable rights, amongst which are the enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety.” The Legislature will soon consider a proposal to amend the constitution to include a constitutional right to abortion. Proposal 5's proposed language is as follows: “That an individual's right to personal reproductive autonomy...
Guest conductors who won the chance to lead the Windham Orchestra take to the podium Monday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. “Be Beethoven” is a Windham Orchestra fundraiser offering would-be maestros the opportunity to conduct a musical work of their choice at a special evening at the Brattleboro Music Center. The conductors are Janet Wallstein, Diane Fontaine, Peter Amidon, Pedro Pereira, and Amy Cann, along with special guest Gene Murrow. Windham Orchestra Maestro Hugh Keelan has worked with the lucky...
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