Charles F. Monette is a poet, teacher, playwright, actor, builder, and U.S. Army veteran. BRATTLEBORO-Recently,
Lachlan Francis chairs the Windham County Democratic Committee. WESTMINSTER-Democrats in the state Legislature scored some...
Fric Spruyt represents District 9 in Brattleboro's Representative Town Meeting. BRATTLEBORO-At the July 8 Brattleboro...
Jim Freedman is a leadership consultant and the author of Becoming a Leader: Identity, Influence,
The downstairs at the Marlboro Meeting House is currently a work-in-progress. In a small room off the main hall, space has been cleared for a future public library. In the large multipurpose room, pieces of donated furniture - a comfortable couch, a few café tables and chairs, bookshelves - are stationed at various points across the floor. Stacked against the walls are scores of colorful paintings by Betsy MacArthur, waiting to be sold or displayed. Many have already found homes.
The Kurn Hattin Choir is set to perform at the Wings of Hope benefit for Hospice of Vermont and New Hampshire on Saturday, Sept. 7, in Lebanon, N.H., and Sunday, Sept. 8, at Landmark College in Putney. The time for both performances is noon to 3 p.m. The event includes a butterfly release to honor friends and family who have passed. Kurn Hattin students will sing a number of selections and invite the audience to join in the finale, Amazing...
Recently, legislation was introduced in the Vermont Statehouse that would amend the law regulating vaccinations. Currently, the state permits children entering school to be exempted from vaccinations for medical, religious, or philosophical reasons. Bills under consideration by the House and the Senate would revoke the philosophical exemption, forcing parents to either vaccinate or find another means to educate their child. This bill was proposed at the behest of the public health and conventional medical establishments, which invoked the concept of...
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