EAST DUMMERSTON-A three-alarm fire on Aug. 16 has destroyed a Windham County agricultural landmark. A...
The Windham County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) is attempting to change the way that local law...
HomeShare Vermont, a nonprofit that connects people with extra space in their homes to those...
ROCKINGHAM-Rural gardeners and farmers have long known that the common earthworm (also known as the...
The Selectboard has endorsed Groundworks Collaborative's $500,000 grant application to the state's Community Development Block Grant program (CDBG). If granted by the state Agency of Commerce and Community Development, the funds will support the nonprofit organization's efforts to build a new facility as a shelter and for its programs at 54 South Main St. [“Groundworks buys land for a new facility,” News, Jan. 30]. CDBG funds are federal monies that are administered by the state, but a municipality must sponsor...
The Lockdown! record label will present a series of short films by the NYC-based German rock band LESION on Saturday, April 8, at the Hooker-Dunham Theater & Gallery. Dr. Gustave Hurtz, LESION's lead singer, wrote and directed the films, and either he or his alter ego John Bergdahl will host the event with Chris Thomas, a friend of the band who is often mistaken for LESION's guitarist, Piss Promise. “We will introduce the films, and people can ask us questions...
Let's take a moment to step back and reflect on what this day means. Our diplomas don't say much by themselves. They confirm that yes, you have the skills necessary to graduate high school: mainly filling in multiple-choice bubbles and coming up with solid excuses for why your paper is late. More than that, however, that little slip of paper means that you have had an education. This is nothing to sneeze at; just this fact alone puts you in...
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