RE: “Remembering Kate” [Memoir, April 25].
A courageous and touching personal story, beautifully told. Thank you, Mary Ellen Copeland!
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The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...
WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...
Town announces Thanksgiving closures BRATTLEBORO - In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, all Brattleboro Town offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 22 and 23, with the exception of emergency services. Brooks Memorial Library will close at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 21, and will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. It will be open for regular hours on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 23 and 24. Parking is free at all metered spaces and in the pay-and-display lots on...
Howard Fairman, a native Vermonter, likes to study official public documents and presentations, research their backgrounds and implications, document what's really happening, then share food for thought with fellow grassroots Vermonters. PUTNEY-What happens when consultants from afar "with decades of experience in large, urban settings," as they claim on their website, offer their professional advice to rural Vermont towns? Putney is an example. Based in Sheridan, Wyoming, AP Triton advised the town in its Fire Department Operations Analysis: "It is...
Main Street Arts is holding auditions for its production of the British comedy Noises Off, scheduled for performances during its Great River Theater Festival next summer. Auditions are Friday, Dec. 6, from 6 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 7., from 3 to 6 p.m., with call-backs Sunday, Dec. 8, from 1 to 3 p.m. Rehearsals will begin in May and will typically be held two evenings a week and weekend mornings. Performances are July 10-19. Those auditioning should expect...
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