I am so sorry to lose Pat Smith. She was the voice of the Reformer for me, and always helpful.
BELLOWS FALLS-Fellow citizens, I write to you with a request founded in feelings of love,
BRATTLEBORO-I've been a supporter of Emilie Kornheiser since she first ran for Legislature. Now, however,
Shelby Brimmer is the owner, with Paul Martocci, of Martocci's Restaurant on Elliot Street in...
DEERFIELD, MASS.-Two years later, Democrats are still furious over Roe v. Wade being overturned. But...
BRATTLEBORO-Changes about how folks pay for parking downtown are in the works after the Selectboard agreed on June 4 to transition to an all-kiosk, pay-by-plate system. "This is a significant body of work; it's really important," said Selectboard chair Daniel Quipp of the recommendations presented by Assistant Town Administrator Patrick Moreland, which followed a May 29 staff review of the fiscal year 2025 parking fund budget. Moreland said the total parking system improvement budget - including the removal of meters,
Nov. 22: I awoke today unsettled, two days after the bridge action in which more than 300 water protectors required medical attention due to clear police overreaction to prayerful demonstration. The evening conflict began when a small group from Oceti Sakowin Camp took it upon themselves to begin unblocking the Route 1806 bridge. The police-supported blockade of the highway has been in effect since Oct. 27. Over three weeks ago, the police said that they would clear and open the...
NXT Gallery at 15 Kimball Hill hosts an opening reception of "Aldila," an exhibition by painter Nancy Calicchio, on Sunday, Feb. 25, from 4 to 6 p.m. Inspired by the Italian expression "Al di La," meaning "the beyond" or "heaven," Calicchio says her paintings seek to express the vast expansiveness of the sky above Southern Vermont: "The landscapes of rolling hills and meadows are uniquely captured, creating an intimate yet expansive connection between the earthly and the celestial." In her...
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