BRATTLEBORO-Last week, the Vermont Legislature adjourned after passing a controversial education reform bill that many...
WINDHAM-Approximately 40 people gathered at the Windham Meeting House on June 17 for "What's Possible,
BRATTLEBORO-Three school districts will begin their summer meals programs, distributing free, weekly meal kits to...
WESTMINSTER-After completing its 25th school year of operation, The Compass School recently and abruptly announced...
A request for proposals (RFP) seeking facilitators to examine public safety in town will return to the Selectboard next week. In the meantime, the town manager and members of the group that collaborated on the document plan to meet to adjust the RFP's language to reconcile municipal governance practicalities and legal constraints with social justice. The path forward followed many hours of discussion at special meeting of the Selectboard on Aug. 6, where members appeared divided on whether to approve...
The 2019-20 season of The Met: Live in HD opens this Saturday, Oct. 12, at 1 p.m., at the Latchis Theatre with Puccini's final masterpiece, Turandot. Thrilling dramatic soprano Christine Goerke brings her fierce portrayal of the title princess, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium for Franco Zeffirelli's dazzling production of Puccini's epic tale set in China. Tenor Yusif Eyvazov is the mysterious prince Calàf, alongside soprano Eleonora Buratto as Liù; and bass-baritone James Morris as Timur. This live cinema...
Re: “Legal costs better spent elsewhere” [Letters, Feb. 29]: This is a very misguided idea. At issue is a constitutional question that has far-reaching implications for the rights of states and the powers of the legislatures that represent the citizens at the state level. Further, the Vermont Yankee case rests on an agreement that Entergy made with the state of Vermont when the company purchased Vermont Yankee 10 years ago. If Judge Murtha's decision were to go unchallenged, it would...
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