VERNON — Well, it sounds like a variation of the proverbial “you reap what you sow,” only in this case, Windham County will reap what those in Montpelier and elsewhere have sown.
Just remember: I told you so.
Tristan Roberts ([email protected]) is a former state representative, a small-scale farmer, and a writer who...
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As he gave his town manager's report at the April 6 Selectboard meeting, Peter Elwell made his customary spring announcement about the dates for curbside yard waste pickup. Then, he said that - in the spirit of changes and new seasons - he would share his own change of season: After six years as town manager, he will retire, effective Dec. 31. He views the rest of the year as a track athlete breaking the tape at the finish line.
GUILFORD-On Friday, April 5, the Boston(1)-based vocal quintet Culomba will appear in Wendy's House Concert series on Tater Lane in Guilford at 7 p.m. Culomba specializes in close harmony singing from many different global styles, including American folk traditions, music from Georgia, Corsica, and the Balkans, renaissance polyphony, and originals. Culomba's singers have traveled internationally to study with masters of traditional music and have performed at venues such as Club Passim (Cambridge), Jalopy (Brooklyn), Caffe Lena (Saratoga), and the inaugural...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives to voice their opinion on a bill. Our family consists of both Democrats and Republicans, so I kept my request short. Days later, my aunt, who is in her late 70s, replied that it was the first time she had ever reached out to her representatives. I was a bit stunned. I thought she had been doing so her entire life. It led me to...
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