I am so sorry to lose Pat Smith. She was the voice of the Reformer for me, and always helpful.
MacLean Gander is retired from a long career as a professor and administrator at Landmark...
Deborah Lee Luskin , one of this newspaper's original columnists, blogs at deborahleeluskin.com. WILLIAMSVILLE-I have...
Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
A small audience gathered in the library of Wilmington's Old School Community Center on June 19 to share their visions for a thriving Southern Vermont. The Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation and its counterparts in Bennington County held the fifth of five meetings across Bennington and Windham counties last week. The economic development organizations are creating the first multi-county Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The plan will link the two counties' local economic visions and efforts into a single Southern Vermont...
Moss Kahler has served as recycling coordinator in Brattleboro. BRATTLEBORO-The Selectboard members are facing difficult budget choices, and finding ways to reduce the budget without cutting services or personnel will be a challenge, to say the least. The new solid waste contract with Casella is one of the driving forces in the budget increase. I have some suggestions to soften the blow for that particular line item. The former contract and methodology with Triple-T that included pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) and curbside...
Local guitarist Larry Allen Brown and The Acoustic Earth Orchestra will appear in concert at the Stone Church, 210 Main St., on Saturday, Aug. 17, at 7 p.m. The Acoustic Earth Orchestra, created by Brown, features Bill Martin on acoustic bass, Matthew Thornton on cello, Mark Baker on violin, and Ted Mortimer on guitar. Brown's mesmerizing guitar and earthy vocals perfectly capture the original material in the group's repertoire, featuring all the songs from Brown's latest CD, Covered Bridges. Born...
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