The calendar says spring started on March 20. But tell that to the Thurber family...
BELLOWS FALLS-Happy Spring! Shh, the snow has gone. I am saying this quietly, lest I...
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BRATTLEBORO-It's here: the season of good cheer. With days and nights filled with holiday-themed office...
BRATTLEBORO-When the first train steamed into town in 1849, a regional newspaper reported how "exhilaration of the moment burst forth" as residents celebrated the arrival of an easy route to seemingly everywhere in the world. Everywhere except neighboring New Hampshire, that is. The new rails ran beside the Connecticut River and a wooden covered bridge that carried horse-drawn buggies across to the Granite State, local historians recount. Transportation morphed into a steel span, and automobiles with the start of the...
Main Street Arts is holding auditions for two upcoming musical shows, Into the Woods and Jesus Christ Superstar. Auditions for Into the Woods will be held Saturday, Aug. 26, from 3 to 5 p.m. Rehearsals begin in early September, with performances the second and third weekends in November on the MSA stage in Saxtons River. Jesus Christ Superstar auditions are Friday, Sept. 8, from 6 to 9 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 9, from 1 to 3 p.m. Performances in March...
In 2018, I decided to actively support Sara Coffey in her run for office. I did not know Sara well, but I initially liked her as a person and found common ground in her stated values, her priorities, and her willingness to seriously consider differing views. Admittedly, my support for her was primarily riding on hope rather than demonstrated accomplishments. Now, four years later, my commitment to helping her stay in office is firmly entrenched. I don't have the space...
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