New Year, New Life
Celeste was born at the wrong time of year, mid-winter on a snow-covered, below-zero field in Johnson. When Dorigen Keeney found her early the next morning, she lay weak and bony. Her…
Community and Business News in Brief
Vermont Narratives for Change Unveiling a Storytelling Campaign to Combat Harassment, Hazing and Bullying in Education A diverse coalition of Vermont organizations, including the…
Seven Vie for Four Open Co-op Council Seats
Montpelier’s Hunger Mountain Co-op has seven people vying to fill the four open seats on its council. According to the website hungermountain.com, the seven…
Opinion – Higher Education: A Necessity Not a Privilege
by Joyce Judy, President of (CCV) the Community College of Vermont In this time of heightened dialogue about the future of higher education in…
Opinion – Leave the Chains Unbroken
by Larry Floersch As part of immigration reform, there’s a push to ban “chain migration.” According to the Washington Post, Trump has said ending…
Opinion – The Tiny State with a Big Heart
by Mary Alice Proffitt Every day when I wake up and look out my window, I feel grateful that I live in Vermont. Not…
Opinion – Restore Cooperative Principles at Hunger Mountain
by Billy Donovan A recent article in The Bridge about the Hunger Mountain Co-op connected the challenges of being a modern co-op, with member…
Sue Higby Runs for Mayor of Barre
One of downtown Barre’s true success stories can be found at Studio Place Arts, and Sue Higby, who’s served as executive director for more…
Back to the Land: 13 Years of EarthWalking
by Adam Blachly While poised in front of a camera, I was asked the question, “How did EarthWalk complement your educational experience?” That was…
Local Refugee Action Network Supports and Advocates for Refugees and Immigrants
by Pamela Walker This is a time when the plight of refugees trying to enter the United States, and those who have arrived on…
Increasing Refugee Awareness at Stage Reading of Que Nochebuena
by Nat Frothingham Two local organizations—Central Vermont Refugee Action Network and the Social Responsibility Committee of the Unitarian Church of Montpelier—are teaming up to…
Nature Watch – Closer to Spring
by Nona Estrin Ready for sap runs and red winged blackbirds! Mating starts for the tiny pointed nosed shrew, perhaps the only venomous mammal.…
HEARD ON THE STREET
Vermont Foodbank Receives Annual TD Charitable Foundation Food Bank Grant The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, announced that it…
John Hollar Offers Advice for the Next Mayor of Montpelier
by Michael Bielawski With just a month to go, Montpelier Mayor John Hollar sat down with The Bridge at his law office on State…
Statement to the Montpelier School Board from the Racial Justice Alliance
On February 1, Montpelier High School became the first high school in the nation to raise a Black Lives Matter Flag on school grounds,…
Running for Office—Montpelier Candidates Make their Pitch
As local races heat up, The Bridge is making every effort to bring you timely information about the seven candidate-race for three seats on…
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March Mania at the Adamant Coop The Adamant Co-op is launching a new contest in March. It’s pretty simple: whoever has the highest shopping…
Nature Watch
by Nora Estrin Days Lengthen Gray, icy weather hides the approach of spring. But by February 1 the crow flocks break up into family…
Opinion – On Healing
by Dr. Brian Ricca, Montpelier Superintendent of Schools It was a tremendously difficult week in Montpelier Public Schools. A life was lost on the…
Opinion – Super Risky Bowl
by Walt Amses While the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles have been practicing for a game that may very well eventually kill them,…
Folk Concert to Benefit Open Hands Café
by Nat Frothingham When it comes to feeding Montpelier’s homeless and hungry people, George Estes is doing a lot more than talking the talk—he’s…