NEWFANE-There was a time when the 1825 jail house in Newfane would house up to...
BRATTLEBORO-Selectboard members are proceeding with caution about if and how the town might step up...
MARLBORO-As a longtime volunteer and chair of the town's new cemetery commission, Marcia Hamilton annually...
BELLOWS FALLS-In one of three contested races, Paul Obuchowski won his bid for Village Trustees...
An exchange on parking permit revenues during the Nov. 13 Trustees meeting, between Municipal Manager Tim Cullenen and village resident James Mitchell, has drawn public criticism. Members of the village Board of Trustees and the town Selectboard on Nov. 20 followed up with an executive session that resulted in a letter in Cullenen's personnel file. A comment Mitchell made on parking permits revenue apparently provoked Cullenen. “Would you explain to Mr. Mitchell - use really small words and talk really...
Like others, I've been angry since the Citizens United decision, and before, about the role moneyed interests play in deciding our national elections and policies. And that anger has been spreading. There are now at least seven serious proposals to amend the Constitution, particularly to say that corporations are not people. That's important. But it would do nothing about the underlying problem: that our elections and policies are for sale. The fact that they're for sale for some reason gets...
What do you see on the Rock River Artists Open Studio Tour? Artists, of course. And studios. But also orange day lilies growing like weeds. The Rock River. High ferns. Flower gardens. Contented cats. Mountain views. Rushing streams. Bridges. Winding dirt roads. And houses that look like they are home to Hobbits. This is the 18th year that the artists of South Newfane and Williamsville have invited guests into their homes and studios. The free tour is set for Saturday...
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