BROOKLINE — A measure of a man is how he treats others.
It's nice to see the attention paid to the students and the respect to the teacher. We need more of this! Go Bernie!
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Petition forms are available from the office of Town Clerk Hilary Francis for those who wish to run for town offices, the Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) board, and Representative Town Meeting. All positions will be decided on the ballot for the Annual Town Election, which will take place Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at American Legion Post 5, at 32 Linden St. Petitions for all new office seekers are due to the Town Clerk's office by 5 p.m. Monday, Jan.
It was a quiet afternoon at the Brooks Memorial Library. Retiring director Jerry Carbone and incoming director Starr LaTronica were standing on the main floor sharing a gentle collegial joke. When it appeared that a quieter space was needed for an interview, Carbone took out the key to his office, bowed and presented it to LaTronica in a mock-officious fashion, saying, “Here's the key to YOUR office. It's YOURS now.” In such small ways are the community's vitally important transitions...
The disarray in Washington continues. Can we help restore civil civic discourse by example? We have been hearing regularly from our D.C. delegation that a great many vital issues can and need to be dealt with. All three lawmakers - senators Patrick Leahy and Bernie Sanders, and U.S. Rep. Peter Welch - are being creative and aggressive, proposing legislation and working with their colleagues across party lines to break the logjam, Vermont style. And they have each, in their own...
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