To the Editor,
2019 marks the seventh year that Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies has asked voters in Windham regional towns to invest in regional efforts. On Town Meeting day requests in Brattleboro, Rockingham, Westminster, Putney, Wilmington, Dummerston, Londonderry,...
To the Editor,
Vermont State Rep. Laura Sibilia recently introduced the veteran partial property tax relief bill, H.227.
H.227 is a bill which would extend the partial property tax exemption to all veterans residing in the state of Vermont. Presently, partial property tax relief is...
To the Editor,
Vermont living is not easy, especially when you relocate from metropolitan surroundings. But once I got to know the people who make up this valley I could not imagine being anywhere else. My family has had its ups and downs living here, both business and personal, especially...
To the Editor,
The Legislature’s Next Generation Commission was asked to develop a plan to encourage Vermonters to live and work in Vermont. Six months later, it reported that “Vermont faces critical demographic shifts” and we must “implement bold strategies immediately if it is to retain...
To the Editor,
The following statement is in response to the effort by several local government officials to raise the tax on gasoline and diesel fuel sold in Vermont in order to pay for road repairs. While the retail fuel industry appreciates these concerns, we are opposed to the...
To the Editor,
In concerns to recent editorials, petitions, and letters to the editors about the recent Wilmington Design Review Board decision for a property owned by Eric Silverstein on East Main Street. By all accounts it is clear that Mr. Silverstein chose to walk away from the process...
To the Editor,
I am writing to you for a class project for a book we are reading called “The Watsons Go To Birmingham.” My classmates and I are writing to newspapers across the country to learn more about them. I have chosen Vermont because a couple of my uncles just recently went to...
To the Editor,
Let’s be clear that Sen. Bernie Sanders has been a huge help to all Vermonters. As a Vietnam era vet he helped me get the medical care through the VA. If he wants to run for president then fine. That’s his decision and I respect it. Bernie knows what he’s doing and we trust...
To the Editor,
We knew Dot’s of Dover was a well-loved institution in town, but we had no idea just how many people would turn out to offer their support. Over $8,000 was raised, and more comes in daily.
We would not have been able to raise anywhere near this much without the...
To the Editor,
What do New York City and our little Wilmington have in common?
In New York City, Amazon was going to build a campus and create 25,000 jobs. After an agreement was reached, pro-union organizers started running anti-Amazon demonstrations and raised so many political...