CHESTER, Vt. – State Rep. Heather Chase, Windsor-Windham district, will be at Whiting Library, 117 Main Street in Chester, Vt., on Saturday, April 27, from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., to meet with residents of the Town of Chester, to discuss issues of concern or questions you may have regarding current matters being reviewed by the Vermont Legislature. If you are not able to attend, you may contact Rep. Chase by email at hchase@leg.state.vt.us, or by phone at 802-875 4663. The post Rep. Heather Chase constituent meeting appeared first on The Vermont Journal & The Shopper ..read more

Dear Editor,   The Legislature has now said “thank you and farewell” to our second set of pages, which means we are more than halfway through our 2024 session. If you know a young person who will be in the eighth grade next year and is interested in how Vermont works, please suggest they consider serving as a page at the statehouse for the 2025 session. Pages serve the legislature for six weeks, functioning as a living internet, enabling communications, deliveries, and helping the sergeant at arms with whatever special project she might have for them. They need to be self-directed, able t ..read more

BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – On Saturday, April 20, at 10:30 a.m., come to the second floor meeting room of the Rockingham Free Public Library in Bellows Falls, to meet with your Windham County Senators Nader Hashim and Wendy Harrison, and your Windham-3 (Brookline, Rockingham and Westminster) House Representatives Michelle Bos-Lun and Leslie Goldman. This session will provide an opportunity for community members to ask questions about issues that will be addressed in the current legislative session. Legislators will give updates about expected legislative priorities and pending bills. This meeting at ..read more

Dear Editor,   I am the current Rockingham School Board Chair, and running for reelection. Being fully informed on all issues and supporting all people is essential. I ask hard questions of administrators and staff. I listen and consider community member needs when deciding on issues. A school board member must act as a voice for all of the people. My background provides perspective. As a parent, I had a special needs child and a high achieving student. Their varying needs showed me how parents must constantly advocate. I taught at Central Elementary and at the high school, providing vari ..read more

Dear Editor,   I would like to congratulate the BFUHS board members who produced the budget with a 3.5% increase, despite a concerted effort to vote it down and replace it with a more expensive version. The budget that passed provides the funds for the services to the students. We need to elect candidates who support responsible budgets that this community and its residents can afford. With that in mind, I hope you will join me in voting for Jason Terry and Mike Stack in the coming election. On the town side, our budget is up 3%, not including the library and social services articles. The ..read more

BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – On Saturday, March 16, at 10:30 a.m., come to the second floor meeting room of the Rockingham Free Public Library in Bellows Falls, to meet with your Windham County Senators Nader Hashim and Wendy Harrison, and your Windham-3 (Brookline, Rockingham and Westminster) House Representatives Michelle Bos-Lun and Leslie Goldman. This session will provide an opportunity for community members to ask questions about issues that will be addressed in the current legislative session. Legislators will give updates about expected legislative priorities and pending bills. This meeting at ..read more

REGION – With the presidential primary and Town Meeting Day (March 5) nearing, Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas reminds Vermonters about the resources available to them through her office’s MyVoterPage online platform, mvp.vermont.gov. This online platform is a comprehensive resource for election information, and allows voters to perform a variety of functions related to voting. “As we approach the presidential primary, the MyVoterPage is a valuable resource for Vermonters,” said Secretary Copeland Hanzas. “It’s a one-stop-shop, from registering to vote to tracking an absentee ..read more

BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. – “Introduction to Town Meeting: How to Participate” is a public education event to be held Saturday, Feb. 24, from 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., at the Rockingham Library second floor meeting room. The key steps for taking part in this aspect of our local government will be explained. Representatives from the branches of town government will take part, and there will be time for questions and answers. To spice it up, we will present a nonbinding mock article to be decided by the people present. “Introduction to Town Meeting: How to Participate” is open to any interested person. You ..read more

Dear Chester, Grafton, Athens, and Windham residents, I will be having constituent meetings in our communities throughout the legislative session on the dates and times as set out below. I look forward to meeting face to face with you, and hearing your thoughts and discussing matters of importance. This schedule is through April. More dates and times will be planned for May and June. Meetings with constituents are scheduled as follows: Jan. 20 – Grafton Library, 204 Main Street in Grafton, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Whiting Library, 117 Main Street in Chester, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.   Feb ..read more

Host Martin Cohn (right) interviews Vermont State Senator Becca Balint as a candidate for U.S. Congress as on “Meet the Candidates” in fall 2022. Photo provided SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – “Meet the Candidates 2022,” a television series produced by Brattleboro Community Television and hosted by Springfield resident Martin Cohn, won a third place “Nor’easter” award in the category of issues and political process at this year’s Alliance for Community Media Northeast Region (ACM-NE) conference held in Burlington, Vt. ACM-NE is a regional membership organization that advocates, promotes, and preserves th ..read more