Memories of long ago: walking the road from Packer Corners to Johnson Pasture and the people there.
Great description of the communes of the day and, of course, dogs in general and Barf Barf's story in particular.
Thanks.
Tim Kipp, a political activist since the 1960s, is a retired history and political science...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
PUTNEY-Nearly two months after the fire department collapsed, the town has a plan - and the department is back in action. On May 24, the Selectboard held a special meeting to discuss the strategies outlined by the town and the interim fire chief and voted unanimously to un-suspend the fire department side of services at noon on May 25. The town has been without an active fire department since the Selectboard voted on April 3 to suspend activities of the...
Landmark College will present “The Mentorships of Robert Frost,” a talk by Landmark College Professor Dan Toomey, at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2, in the Brooks M. O'Brien Auditorium, East Academic Building. A study of Robert Frost's friendships with younger men is important for a number of reasons. In addition to expressing the poet's virtues - loyalty, kindness, and generosity - that were passed over or underplayed in Lawrance Thompson's still influential authorized biography, Frost's friendships show us a great...
Thank you, Brattleboro! Thank you for supporting the “We Celebrate Democracy/Civil Rights For All” street banner now flying over Main Street in Brattleboro. Thank you for supporting the very sweet Candlelight Vigil For Democracy at Pliny Park in Brattleboro, which 50 some people attended last Sunday. Thanks to 80 donors, including 25 Brattleboro businesses, who contributed $1,710. Overfunding of $93 will be donated to Brattleboro Area Hospice. Thanks to Ann Brush of Starksboro for making our beautiful banner. Thanks to...
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