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BREAD LOAF INN, 1895. Images courtesy of the Collection of the Henry Sheldon Museum From the Sheldon Museum Archives: Last year we published several articles about remarkable local women in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which granted most American women the right to vote. In this two-part series, we focus on two amazing women who challenged the status quo of late nineteenth-century life. Their stories offer just a glimpse of what is hidden in our archives. This is the second article published in this series. Read the first ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   BENNINGTON — When passing residents peer into the store-level windows of the historic Putnam Block buildings, the unfinished look they sometimes see might be misleading. The $31 million first phase of the Putnam Block project — to renovate the former Hotel Putnam, the old Courthouse building and the Winslow Building for new retail and residential space — is essentially complete, according to Bill Colvin, point-person for the development group overseeing the three-phase project. “The Phase 1 contract with [project constr...

BARB WILSON MIDDLEBURY — One could certainly argue that it takes a brave person these days to serve on the Addison Central School District (ACSD) board. Plenty of controversial issues in play are bound to make board members unpopular with some of their constituents. School consolidation amid declining enrollment. Moving 6th-graders to Middlebury Union Middle School beginning this fall. Transitioning to a brand-new learning structure through the International Baccalaureate program. Preparing a facilities master plan that will recommend which district buildings deserve ongoing investment, an...

Lucien Darjeun Meadows where we are, much more than we are when we are. There is no when without a where. There is no we without a here. NER staff reader Simone Kraus talks to Lucien Darjeun Meadows—author of the essay “Circling Eloh: A Meditation“—about his love of running, the meaning of the Cherokee word “eloh,” his identity as a writer-translator, and the linguistic kaleidoscope in his life. Lucien’s essay appeared in NER 41.4. Simone Kraus: You are a long-distance trail runner. How does running inform your thinking, how does it affect your writing? Lucien Darjeun Meadows...

Authors Renee Simms and Dawn Davies to Present Virtual Reading February 3, 2021 — by Claire Buck Authors Renee Simms and Dawn Davies to Present Virtual Reading The Hope College Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series will feature Renee Simms and Dawn Davies on Thursday, Feb. 11, at 6 p.m. in a virtual reading and Q&A that is free and open to the public. The event requires an Eventbrite registration, which can be found at hope.edu/jrvws Out of an abundance of caution due to the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, there ...