Tag: Vermont

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    A Greek tragedy for the 21st century

    Living Room Theatre’s summer show offers ancient anti-war message   Allen McCullough and Randolyn Zinn act out a scene from “Her Name Means Memory,” which Living Room Theatre will present in performances July 26-Aug. 6 at Park-McCullough Historic Governor’s Mansion in North Bennington. Joan K. Lentini photo   By STACEY MORRISContributing writer NORTH BENNINGTON, Vt.… read more

    A Greek tragedy for the 21st century
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    Creating a downtown food hub

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    Nonprofit market aims to nourish Bennington’s ‘food desert’   Head baker Shayne Williams holds a tray of freshly baked loaves of bread at the new Bennington Community Market. Joan K. Lentini photo   By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer BENNINGTON, Vt. A new nonprofit market in downtown Bennington aims to bring fresh, healthy food to a town… read more

    Creating a downtown food hub
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    Voters pick new mayor, new course for Rutland

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    The city of Rutland has a new mayor after voters chose Mike Doenges over three-term incumbent David Allaire in the March 7 Town Meeting Day election. Doenges, who had been president of the city Board of Aldermen for the past year, won decisively with 56 percent of the vote. His victory capped a campaign in… read more

    Voters pick new mayor, new course for Rutland
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    Balint puts focus on housing, mental health

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    New congresswoman for Vermont sees chance of bridging partisan gap Rep. Becca Balint, the first woman elected to represent Vermont in the U.S. House, was sworn into office in early January. Courtesy photo   By MAURY THOMPSONContributing writer   Vermont’s new member of Congress says the nation’s housing and mental health needs are two initial… read more

    Balint puts focus on housing, mental health
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    New book celebrates Bennington’s Blue Benn Diner

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    New book celebrates Bennington’s Blue Benn and its longtime owners   A new book by two area journalists pays tribute to the Blue Benn diner in Bennington and the couple who ran it for nearly five decades, Sonny and Mary Lou Monroe, seen below in 1977. Courtesy photos     By STACEY MORRISContributing writer BENNINGTON,… read more

    New book celebrates Bennington’s Blue Benn Diner
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    Election 2022 Results

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    Here are the results of the Nov. 8 general election for federal and state offices across the region. Winning candidates are in boldface type if the outcome is not in dispute. Incumbents are marked with an asterisk (*).Figures for Massachusetts and Vermont are final, official returns recorded by the secretary of state’s office in each… read more

    Election 2022 Results
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    Saving democracy might require more than electoral reform

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    In nearly two decades of reporting on elections and politics across our region, we’ve covered lots of ideas for making our political system more open and accessible — and for giving voters more meaningful choices. On our editorial page, our guiding principle has been that anything that gets more voters to participate in elections, and… read more

    Saving democracy might require more than electoral reform
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    On track to the future? – Federal intrastructure bill could fund new rails

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    Federal infrastructure bill could fund expanded rail links across region   Amtrak’s Ethan Allen Express stops in Saratoga Springs on its way from Burlington, Vt., to New York City. photo by Joan K. Lentini   By MAURY THOMPSONContributing writer   When Rutland Mayor David Allaire won his first election to become a city alderman in… read more

    On track to the future? – Federal intrastructure bill could fund new rails
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    Election 2022 Preview

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    Here are the candidates and referendum questions on ballots for the Nov. 8 federal and state elections across the region. Because of space limitations, uncontested races are not included. A guide to political party abbreviations is at right. Incumbents are marked with an asterisk (*). Polls are open on Election Day from 7 a.m. to… read more

    Election 2022 Preview
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    Vermont, New York became rivals over rail link

    Government transparency jumped the track in 1972 as New York and Vermont competed to become the northernmost link in a new Amtrak passenger rail route between Washington, D.C., and Montreal. “The Rockefeller administration is taking federal officials for a train ride Friday, but nobody seems to know how much the trip will cost or who… read more

    Vermont, New York became rivals over rail link