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History Corner: Edna Beard: First Woman in Both the House and Senate in Vermont

The same year women finally won the right to vote following a 70-year fight, Edna Beard became the first woman in the...

Letter to the Editor, March 22, 2023

Support Community Kitchens To the editor: What does a community supported kitchen look like? It’s the...

Don’t Be Fuelish

By Leigh Seddon Those of us of a certain age will remember 1973, not so much for Richard Nixon...

How Climate Change Affects One Old Environmentalist

I first encountered a description of human-caused climate change in 1981 at a permaculture design course led by the late award-winning Australian environmentalist...

The Way I See It: Easter Underwear Now Ready 

Saying something is “old news” usually represents a dismissive snark, but old news can actually be new and interesting.

Community and Business News in Brief, Mar. 8, 2023

Knitting for Community Lyn Turcotte posted a thank-you on Front Porch Forum recently for the many people who helped...

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A Message From City Hall: Annual Election Follow-Up

Our clocks have changed, we’ve passed the vernal equinox, the temperatures are slowly rising, and Town Meeting Day has come and gone....

A Message from City Hall: Annual Voting on March 7 and More

The annual city election is right around the corner. The actual election day is Tuesday, March 7, with polls open at city...

A Message from City Hall: Drafting a Management Plan for Hubbard Park: Leashing Dogs and Other Proposals 

By Emily Donaldson, Montpelier Parks Commission Parks are cherished spaces that mean many different things to different people, plants,...