To the Editor:
Pettee Memorial Library has reopened after a two-week closure due to the need for a new furnace. The library had to postpone some programs, but will make announcements on social media and on its own Facebook and website pages for upcoming activities.
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Thursday, March 5, 2026
Letters to the Editor
To the Editor:
Wilmington’s Town Meeting is almost here. For me it is the unofficial start of spring and an important day for me as a community member and a citizen.
It’s a time when we gather to look over our town’s finances and achievements and to look ahead to the coming year. We...
Wilmington’s Town Meeting is almost here. For me it is the unofficial start of spring and an important day for me as a community member and a citizen.
It’s a time when we gather to look over our town’s finances and achievements and to look ahead to the coming year. We...
To the Editor:
There’s a bipartisan state-level effort in the Vermont House for the Defend the Guard Act, H.355. This bill supports the Vermont National Guard, the US Constitution, and all our Vermont neighbors. It declares that our Guard can only be deployed to participate in an armed...
There’s a bipartisan state-level effort in the Vermont House for the Defend the Guard Act, H.355. This bill supports the Vermont National Guard, the US Constitution, and all our Vermont neighbors. It declares that our Guard can only be deployed to participate in an armed...
To the Editor,
I have appeared before the Wilmington Select Board on two occasions recently to raise awareness of an initiative in the legislature that will allow the establishment and create the framework necessary to require Windham County property owners to pay a Windham County property tax....
Editor’s note: James Dassatti is a member of Wilmington’s Vermont 250th Anniversary Committee as well as the executive director of the Living History Association, an organization that, among other activities, serves historical reenactors. Dassatti says the committee plans to present a full week of...
To the Editor:
This letter is based on Alan Dowd’s article in the July 2025 issue of the American Legion Magazine. He stated, ” a world without American leadership is a world out of order — and a world out of order is a threat to American interests.” We must maintain our leadership role....
This letter is based on Alan Dowd’s article in the July 2025 issue of the American Legion Magazine. He stated, ” a world without American leadership is a world out of order — and a world out of order is a threat to American interests.” We must maintain our leadership role....
To the Editor:
After a good phone call with Kurt Daims, I would like to suggest ways that we can all practice the arts of building community nonviolently and communicating with people with whom we disagree.
The first thing is to remember that just because we disagree about public...
After a good phone call with Kurt Daims, I would like to suggest ways that we can all practice the arts of building community nonviolently and communicating with people with whom we disagree.
The first thing is to remember that just because we disagree about public...
To the Editor:
I would like to make local high school students and their parents aware of a unique opportunity open to Vermont students who are currently enrolled in grades nine, 10, or 11. It’s called the Governor’s Institutes of Vermont (GIV).
This summer GIV will offer eight one...
I would like to make local high school students and their parents aware of a unique opportunity open to Vermont students who are currently enrolled in grades nine, 10, or 11. It’s called the Governor’s Institutes of Vermont (GIV).
This summer GIV will offer eight one...
To the Editor:
As we turn the page on the holidays, I want to thank our customers in Jacksonville, Readsboro, West Halifax, and Whitingham for the patience, kindness, and support you showed our local Postal Service team during the busiest mailing and shipping season of the year.
Our...
As we turn the page on the holidays, I want to thank our customers in Jacksonville, Readsboro, West Halifax, and Whitingham for the patience, kindness, and support you showed our local Postal Service team during the busiest mailing and shipping season of the year.
Our...
To the Editor:
During the holiday season, the Deerfield Valley Food Pantry again witnessed the generosity of the Deerfield Valley community.
The board of directors of the food pantry would like to express their sincere appreciation to the many individuals,businesses, and local...
During the holiday season, the Deerfield Valley Food Pantry again witnessed the generosity of the Deerfield Valley community.
The board of directors of the food pantry would like to express their sincere appreciation to the many individuals,businesses, and local...
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