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A new report, Neighborly Networks: Vermont’s Approach to Community Broadband, from Institute for Local Self-Reliance and Benton Institute for Broadband & Society gives a detailed and glowing review of Vermont’s Communications Union District (CUD) model of meeting the challenges of rural broadband. The report states, “Vermonters have taken the reigns on their broadband journey, and ..read more
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In Hitchcock’s masterpiece “Vertigo,” Jimmy Stewart plays a mentally damaged man who has two totally different relationships – both with the same woman. The film focuses on Jimmy Stewart’s ugly vices: his possessiveness, his selfishness, and his controlling nature. “Random Harvest” is “Vertigo” seen through rose-colored glasses. Same basic plot, same soap-opera drama. But a ..read more
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Last February I and many of my family members gathered for a large party in Florida to celebrate my mom’s 100th birthday. That’s right … it was number one hundred. The party was awesome. We, and especially Mom, had a wonderful time. Mom has always been an amazing woman, raising six children and helping care ..read more
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On Thursday, May 16, The Gary Residence hosted a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate the opening of Clara’s Garden Memory Care, as well as the re-opening of Residential Care following the flood damage sustained in July 2023. Several speakers addressed attendees with comments on this momentous accomplishment that will better serve the community’s senior care needs ..read more
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Waterbury will soon open its first ReStore! The store will be owned and operated by Central Vermont Habitat for Humanity. According to store manager Harold Blake, its grand opening is scheduled for June 7th. The nonprofit has brought one full-time position, one part-time position, and will bring one additional part-time position to the area. The ..read more
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If you are among those who didn’t bring sunscreen when enjoying the outdoors at a Vermont park or recreation site, we’ve got you covered! Vermont’s cancer coalition (VTAAC), Dartmouth Cancer Center, University of Vermont (UVM) Cancer Center and national non-profit IMPACT Melanoma are expanding a program that stationed free sunscreen dispensers at 12 parks around ..read more
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It has often been asked why so many Titanic passengers died. Rarely do we marvel about how hundreds of people were saved. They were on little boats on the open ocean in the middle of the night. It’s an amazing achievement of cutting-edge technology. Picture it: the 4th Century BC. When Alexander the Great wanted ..read more
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“I’m Ready for my Life to Start!” declares Irina at the start of Three Sisters, Four Women. Lost Nation Theater is ready to share the regional premiere of a fun new play inspired by Chekhov’s classic: Three Sisters, Four Women by Laura Michele Erle and Samantha Haviland. Lost Nation Theater continues its 35th Anniversary Season ..read more
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This spring has been a bittersweet time for me. Some things are changing in my life; most are for the better, but they are still changing, and what’s so great about change? My grandkids seem to be doing strange and foreign things lately; things like graduating from high school and even college, way too soon ..read more
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This movie taught me that Marie Curie discovered a new element. Mrs. Curie was perplexed by the amount of energy being released by a radioactive rock. She deduced that there must be another unknown element that creates a remarkable amount of power relative to its volume. She named it Radium. The movie taught me that ..read more