Dear Editor, The Vermont Legislature adjourned Friday afternoon, May 21. We all agree – it was an historic session. It was the first Legislative session to be conducted completely remotely during an international pandemic. And, we also agree that, despite … Continued
Dear Editor, The Vermont Legislature has only a few actual scientists and constitutional scholars. But the discussion of public health, including the matter of Covid vaccinations, is a scientific discussion. And some folks invoke questions of liberty in response. Strange … Continued
WINDSOR COUNTY – On April 24, 2021 Windsor County Sheriff’s Department, in cooperation with local and state police, again participated in the DEA-led National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, resulting in 604 pounds of disposed medications collected throughout Windsor County … Continued
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Working Fields, a mission-driven employment placement agency founded in 2017 that empowers those who face barriers to gain employment, is expanding its services into Windsor County by opening a new office at the Turning Point Recovery Center … Continued
Dear Editor, The Vermont Constitution is a living document and, as such, is allowed to be amended. However, the authors of our Constitution in 1777 did not make it an easy document to amend. It is a multi-year process, requiring … Continued
REGION – On Saturday, April 24, the Windsor County Sheriff’s Office, local and state law enforcement agencies, and the Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially … Continued
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – The Windham and Windsor County chapters of University of Vermont Extension Master Gardeners will host a free Zoom presentation Saturday, April 24, from 9-10:30 a.m., on pruning fruiting plants. Lee Reich, a horticultural consultant and writer, … Continued
Dear Editor, Town Meeting week certainly was different this year. While I missed the in-person visits, delicious food, and touring around Windsor District, our virtual Zoom Town Informational Meetings enabled me to stop in to 10 gatherings. Without having to … Continued
Dear Editor, Our town meetings will be unusual this year. Yet another example of Vermont’s ability to respond flexibly to the continuing challenges the Covid-19 pandemic presents. Some towns are holding informational meetings in advance of the vote by Australian … Continued
ROCKINGHAM, Vt. – The MOOver will resume providing Medicaid transportation to qualified clients in southern Windsor County starting March 1, 2021. The MOOver resumed Medicaid transportation in Windham County Feb. 1, 2021. In January 2018 the MOOver withdrew from the … Continued