WEST DUMMERSTON — Seeing the picture of Byron and Lee Stookey reminded of the years of effort this couple has given to the community, and I say “hats off” to both of them.
MacLean Gander is retired from a long career as a professor and administrator at Landmark...
Deborah Lee Luskin , one of this newspaper's original columnists, blogs at deborahleeluskin.com. WILLIAMSVILLE-I have...
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...
Utilities Division crews from the Department of Public Works will start spring flushing of the town water mains on Friday, Sept. 23, at 10 p.m., and continue work through Friday, Oct. 7. Some daytime flushing will continue throughout the week of Oct. 11 through Oct. 14. Customers are asked to check the flushing schedule closely, as flushing causes water discoloration, low water pressure, and, in some areas, periods of no water. Water-main flushing will occur during both night (10 p.m.
On Oct. 10, Brattleboro-based poet Diana Whitney's new collection, Dark Beds, was released by June Road Press. This Friday at Epsilon Spires, Whitney will read from that collection at the 2023 Brattleboro Literary Festival. The publisher's media release describes Dark Beds as "an anthem for the 'sandwich generation' caught between demands, yearning to reclaim desire and find fulfillment, maybe even some magic, in the everyday. These poems shimmer with longing and infuse the fatigue of caregiving, motherhood, and domesticity -
VERNON-Hi, my name is Heidi Johnson-Clement, and this is why I am excited to be running for town clerk. I have lived in Vernon for 18 years since my husband and our two boys moved into my grandparents' home. My mother attended the schoolhouse right down the road! I have worked alongside our current town clerk, Tim Arsenault, for the last year and half, and I have been inspired by Tim's knowledge of the town and the care he's shown...
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