I had never looked at him in that light before. He had always been my little boy. But there he was: standing strong and tall right before my very eyes. All those years of blood, sweat, and tears – OK, … Read more
My Marine Son
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Opinion
Letter: We are grateful
I wanted to write a letter to thank every person in the state of Vermont and well beyond for all of their support, contributions, generosity, love and prayers throughout the past couple of weeks. My husband and I lost our … Read more
Letter: MFCC Chore Day sponsors made the day
The Milton Family Community Center would like to thank our sponsors for their support in our inaugural Helping Hands For Hire Chore Day! Thank you 98.9 WOKO, Husky and Imagination Island Childcare for being our top sponsors! Also thank you … Read more
Letter: AP students appreciate Eagles Club space
As Milton High School’s Advanced Placement coordinator, I would like to thank Andy Demers and all members of the Eagles Club for their generous support of our school district’s Advanced Placement program. The Eagles Club provides us with a clean, … Read more
Messages from Montpelier
By DON TURNER Chittenden-10 After a many long days and numerous starts and stops, the session finally came to an end on Tuesday, May 14 around 10:30 p.m. with the final gavel of the session. It is the custom of … Read more
Messages from Montpelier
By DON TURNER Chittenden-10 Last week I reported that we were starting to see some positive movement toward a resolution of the concerns raised by the state auditor in regard to tax increment financing districts (TIF) in several communities, including … Read more
Letter: Get out the vote!
This year’s second school budget vote will be on Tuesday, June 4 from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. at the town offices on Bombardier Road. Informational meetings will be Wednesday, May 29 and Monday, June 3, both at 7 p.m. in the … Read more
Letter: Green Up a resounding success
I want to thank everyone involved with Green Up this year for making it another grand success. The weather was beautiful on Saturday, May 4, as 207 volunteers took to the roadways and beautified our wonderful town. What a great … Read more
Messages from Montpelier
By DON TURNER Chittenden-10 The end of the session is near. The House passed S.77, an act related to patient choice and control at end of life, and H.270, providing access to publicly funded prekindergarten education, this week. We passed … Read more
Messages from Montpelier
By RON HUBERT Chittenden-10 This week we are starting to wind down with the session coming to an end May 11. The transportation bill is finished and was sent to the governor with a 6 cent increase in the gas … Read more