I had the privilege of meeting both Jay Karpin and his late wife, Florence - amazing people. Their daughter, Janis Broom, is a friend of mine, and I really enjoyed this article, as I had no idea of all Jay Karpin's accomplishments.
Thank you for sharing this amazing piece of history. To their daughters, Janis and Jen: You are both so blessed.
Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this...
Steev Lynn works internationally, currently reporting on the civil war in Myanmar after a military...
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In the latest legal confrontation in a long string of civil claims and counterclaims surrounding one of the last independent pharmacies in the area, the former owners of Greater Falls Pharmacy are seeking judicial intervention to keep the current owners from closing the business. On Sept. 8, Michelle and Donald Laurendeau, who have operated the pharmacy since 2018, announced on the pharmacy Facebook page that, "due to the changing pharmacy environment and the impact these changes have had on our...
The media outlet VTDigger recently hosted a debate with three candidates for Congress. I wonder, and have asked explicitly: How did they choose who to include and who to exclude from the debate? They haven't responded. So what? When the organization announced the debate, I immediately responded, informing that I am also a candidate and would like to participate. Well, who the hell am I? My name is Liam Madden. I am a Marine Corps sergeant who became the leader...
Juno Orchestra enters its third season with an exploration entitled “Family Connections.” Along with works appearing from well-known musical households such as Bach and Mozart, Juno also introduces a newly commissioned work by a local composer for his son. Formed in 2017 and conducted by Zon Eastes, Juno is a chamber orchestra made up of 20 to 25 professional musicians from the area around Brattleboro, including Vermont, New Hampshire, and Western Massachusetts. Eastes says he wanted to create a chamber-sized...
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