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...
When Vermont Senate President Pro Tem Becca Balint, who is running for the state's lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, attended a grand opening event for Groundworks Collaborative's new shelter and administrative offices on Oct. 13, she came not as a politician, but as a neighbor. Balint and her family live on South Main Street, just up the hill from Groundworks. She knows firsthand what the nonprofit does and whom it helps. Calling the staff “the real heroes,
NEWFANE-The former office of John Morrison, a longtime broker with Barrett & Valley Associates Real Estate Office on Route 30 - a little boxcar-like building - has been transformed into a small gallery with an artists' workspace in the back. While it's been open on weekends and had a soft opening in October, Ed Jekot's 1330 Gallery formally opens on Friday, Nov. 22. Freshly renovated, the space at 561 Route 30 welcomes area artists' paintings on warm gray walls under...
Dozens of businesses contributed to the success of 2016 Rockingham Old Home Days. It takes a community to pull off a community event. Thanks go to everyone who participated, especially the Town of Rockingham, the Village of Bellows Falls, and the town of North Walpole, N.H., and their respective police and fire departments for helping to make this a safe and fun event. Thank you also to our sponsors, volunteers, vendors, entertainers, and others.
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