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This Way Up on April 28 th to Focus on Women Entrepreneurship On April 28 th at 5:00 p.m. ET, the Vermont Women’s Fund and the Vermont Community Foundation will co-host  This Way Up, a virtual event to examine the potential of women’s entrepreneurship, the opportunities and pitfalls associated with business ownership, and why gender impacts financial outcomes. Moderated by Vermont Public Radio’s Jane Lindholm, the event will feature four women business owners from southern Vermont. This topic is a bit of a mystery in Vermont as there is no conclusive data on the number of women-owne...

Residents fear compulsory acquisition of Dynnyrne homes to make way for Southern Outlet bus lane TueTuesday 6 updated 52 AprApril 2021 at 2:03am A resident says "if everybody's feeling as devastated as were were …  we probably needed to come together". ( Share Print text only Cancel Meg Smith and her husband have poured "blood sweat and tears" into restoring their home, but they are worried the more than 100-year-old house's days are numbered. Key points: Several properties on a suburban Hobart street could be affected by a plan to widen the Southern Outlet The State Growth Department has ...

Born in Liverpool, England, on June 1, 1949, John joined the Merchant Navy in 1966. Arriving in Fremantle in 1969, he jumped ship and began a new life in Australia. The following year, he joined the New South Wales branch of the Federated Ship Painters and Dockers Union. His father, too, had been a Liverpool docker and John grew up in an atmosphere of working-class militancy and socialism. He became the convener of shop stewards at the Garden Island Dockyards and was president of the NSW branch during the 11-week Garden Island strike when the union successfully defended its control of the ros...

Parents turn to toy fund in a stormy year Parents grow desperate as the pandemic makes all life's other difficulties that much worse. By Staff Report Share The letters that arrive to the Press Herald Toy Fund can be heartbreaking. And, while most parents ask that their personal stories not be shared, the letters taken together are a reflection of the times. During down economic cycles, the common theme is job loss. In overheated real estate markets, it’s evictions and homelessness. Last year, for unknown reasons, there was a noticeable increase in letters from families escaping domestic v...

Image zoom After all the work that went into planning your wedding day, the last thing you want is for strangers to gather around your ceremony and reception and pull focus from your festivities. Unfortunately, that's often the case when you tie the knot somewhere open to the public, like a park, beach, or hotel. Whether it's beachgoers watching your ceremony or other hotel patrons trying to sneak into your ballroom reception, passersby at public weddings can quickly cause a stir. That's why we asked Emily McMahon of Soiree Wedding and Event Planning to share her tips for keeping your public ...