NEWFANE-Many in the West River Valley remember the inn at the center of Newfane village, right across from the general store, for its old-world-y ambience, the local-color charm of owners Eric and Gundela "Gundi" Weindl, and the exquisite meals served in dining room on the southwest side. The inn had figured prominently in the life of Lori Damato, whose family has had a home in Brookline since the 1960s. Originally from Norwalk and, later, Trumbull, Connecticut, Damato started coming to...
The Vermont Arts Council, in association with the governor's office, has announced the recipients of the 2016 Governor's Arts Awards. These awards began in 1967 and are presented annually to celebrate educators, artists, performers, advocates, administrators, volunteers, and scholars. Robert McBride of Bellows Falls, founding firector of the Rockingham Arts and Museum Project, is the recipient of The Margaret L. Kannenstein Award for Arts Advocacy. This award was inaugurated in 2015 and McBride is the second person to receive the...
I am aghast that The Commons printed Joyce Marcel's article about Rep. Becca Balint's recent trip to Israel as a front-page news story. To give a few examples of how this reporting was heavily biased: • Balint was the only person quoted. • Balint and the House delegation traveled with a Zionist lobbyist group, J Street, which was never even mentioned. • Despite the subtitle of the article, Balint did not visit Gaza; the House delegation visited the "Gaza envelope,"
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