Letter to the editor: Library project merits support

Please, Middlebury, say yes on May 7 to funding a renovated and expanded Ilsley Public Library! For years, despite the severe limitations of its current building, Ilsley has been among the most visited libraries in the state. 

There are a few organizations that are critical to the fabric of a community. The library is one of them.

The bond vote for the Ilsley Public Library’s proposed improvements and redesign is one of the most important we can imagine, and it’s a shame that Middlebury must shoulder this responsibility alone when so many of us from other towns are loyal patrons an … (read more)

On Monday, April 15, Tax Day!, I participated in a “disruption event” up in Burlington as part of a group of Vermonters who, in solidarity with Palestine, gathered at Burlington’s “Innovation Center” to protest Marvell Technology’s role in Israel’s ongoin … (read more)

Ilsley Public Library is one of the most used facilities in our community. I’m asking Middlebury townspeople to vote yes on the May 7 Library bond.

I am in complete agreement that 100% renewable energy is a must. But a major flaw in H.289 threatens Vermont renewable energy jobs and the ability of Vermonters to participate in the benefits of community solar power projects.

Passover has always been my favorite holiday. When I was a child, it was the night our extended family came together around a table and acted silly for hours.

Community solar is simply the ability for an individual to participate in solar usage if their own lot or circumstances prevent them from being able to place any solar arrays of their own.

There is a wide boundary between the teacher and the student, found most profoundly in colleges and universities. It is thick with emotional distance.

To all MAUSD residents: The budget has failed for a second time in our district, so the school has responded by issuing potential layoff notices to a number of beloved teachers and talking seriously about making major changes to the arts department and sp … (read more)

Ilsley Public Library — a Middlebury treasure — deserves the support of town residents when we vote on a bonding proposal to expand and renovate its century-old building on Main Street. The shortcomings of the present structure include moisture problems i … (read more)

I have a pretty long commute in the morning, Route 116 from Monkton into Burlington. Recently, on the way to work, I noticed something new on the right, near South Brownell Road: a large painted sun, with an accompanying sign that reads “Eclipse Hate.” It … (read more)

The Ilsley 100 Project Team has done a superb job. It has developed a beautiful design to provide library users — from toddlers to seniors — with a safe, accessible, energy-efficient building to accommodate their needs for the next 50 years or more. Furth … (read more)

Two commentaries in the Times Argus & Rutland Herald, Week-End Edition, April 13-14, are a must read to help understand the situation in Israel and the Gaza Strip: David Gram, “First Amendment violation,” and John Nassivera, “Nationalism’s false god.” … (read more)

Hello, My name is Darla Senecal, email [email protected]. I live in Bristol, Vermont, with my fiancé. I work from home for a non-profit, Building Bright Futures. I just completed two two-year terms as a selectboard member in Bristol. I am also a board … (read more)