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Also signing this letter were Ellen Martyn, Sara Longsmith, Emilie Kornheiser, Elizabeth Tannenbaum, Peter Fallon,
BRATTLEBORO-Like many of you, I have been outraged by the actions of the Trump administration,
Greyhound, the nation's largest bus company, has announced that it will eliminate all station stops along the Interstate 91 corridor between Springfield, Mass., and White River Junction, effective June 20. This means the end of interstate bus service for Brattleboro and Bellows Falls in Vermont, Northampton, and Greenfield in Massachusetts, and Keene, N.H. Greyhound blames a decline in ridership at these locations for the service cuts. Greyhound will continue to make stops in Burlington, Montpelier, and White River Junction in...
How many of us understand the extent to which the British Petroleum oil spill has disrupted the lives of families? Months later, when the oil spill is no longer hitting the headlines, the shrimpers' boats sit idle in harbors, and thousands of fisherman have lost their jobs. Feed the Children trucks move into the cities with hundreds of clamoring children. A reporter on NPR speaks of these Gulf Coast fishermen as the last of the hunter/gatherers who feel they must...
Next Stage and Twilight Music present an evening of brass-fueled, swinging music of New Orleans by the Soggy Po Boys on Saturday, Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at 15 Kimball Hill. The jazz septet brings the party to street corners, clubs, festivals, and concert halls, celebrating the sounds and stories of New Orleans. The Soggy Po Boys have spread the good news of New Orleans music across the Northeast and beyond since 2012. Stu Dias (vocals, guitar), Eric Klaxton (clarinet,
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