WILMINGTON — What a well-written and thoughtful piece. I enjoyed reading it. Thank you, Ann Landenberger!
Django Grace describes himself as an environmentalist, skier, chiller, and lifelong Brattleborian. He graduated from...
Chloe Learey is the executive director of Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development...
WESTMINSTER WEST-My recent essay in The Commons revealed the unique position of Vermont as a...
Roger Allbee served as secretary of agriculture, farms, and markets for Vermont in the administration...
Pete's Stand, a third-generation vegetable farm and farmstand owned and operated by Teresa and John Janiszyn, has been awarded the 2023 Cooperator of the Year by the Cheshire County Conservation District (CCCD) and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NCRS). The award is intended to honor the efforts of the farmer "to steward the natural resources on their land in cooperation with the Conservation District and the NCRS," according to the Conservation District. The CCCD says it "promotes the conservation...
On Saturday, Aug. 8, at 7 p.m., West Townshend-based singer-songwriters Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson, the husband and wife folk duo Hungrytown, will debut their new CD Further West at a record release show in Wardsboro's Town Hall. Admission is $10 at the door. This one-time performance on their home turf will feature long-time collaborator, cellist Suzanne Mueller and Vermont fiddler Lissa Schneckenburger; both played with Hungrytown on this latest recording. Further West, their third album, was recorded in Vermont...
As a Dummerston resident and a payer of property taxes in Brattleboro, I am concerned about the impact that the merger of the town school district will have on my Brattleboro taxes and on the town of Dummerston school district. Brattleboro currently has the lowest education property tax rate in the area. If merged, Brattleboro's taxes will increase because Brattleboro will have to pick up the proportional share of costs to: • Expand educational offerings in surrounding towns. • Assume...
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