On behalf of the South Londonderry Free Library the Gigantic Tag Sale Committee - Gun Burns, Laura Megros and Mary Sikes - would like to thank all participants and volunteers for making the Second Annual Street Fair such a huge success and for being so flexible with the date change.   Full Story

Thank you to the scores of residents who attended the Manchester 20/20 community meetings, sponsored by the town of Manchester and the Vermont Council on Rural Development, with support from the Vermont Country Store and the Drunsic family.    Full Story

As a transplanted New York City Italian, I went into sell-the-house panic when I learned that Al Ducci's had closed. Where would I get my caponata, my slabs of Parmigiano Reggiano, my transparent slices of prosciutto di Parma, my aceto balsamico di Modena, all the antipasto I served to visiting family on holidays?   Full Story

The notion that money in politics is a new phenomenon is quite obviously false. Influence peddling, access peddling, "pork" for certain districts or states, or industries based on your connection to Congress, is as old as the Republic itself.   Full Story

Bernie Sanders painted a very attractive picture of the benefit side of Denmark's social network in his recent op-ed piece in your paper. What he did not explain was the cost.   Full Story