The headline of Elayne Clift's column [“Recipe for pandemic,” Oct. 2] was very obviously wrong. As was clear in the text of the column, one third of the world's population in 1918 and 1919 was infected by the avian flu virus. However bad that was, your editor apologizes for inadvertently claiming that all those people died from it.
Members, families, and staff of the Boys & Girls Club of Brattleboro - and members of the community - crowded into the nonprofit's Flat Street location on May 3 to kick off its 20th anniversary. Guests toured the building, which previously served as a parking garage and, more recently, a nightclub, as some members played board games, ping-pong, and basketball, while others skated in the town's only indoor skatepark. The Club will celebrate its 20th anniversary throughout the summer, and...
Michelle Bos-Lun is a second-term member of the Vermont House of Representatives, co-representing the Windham-3 district, which includes her hometown of Westminster as well as Rockingham and Brookline. She is a secondary school teacher who also works with individuals experiencing homelessness. Last year, her photo in the "Happy Places" photography project that hung in the State House cafeteria showed her in the woods holding puffball mushrooms. I recently submitted a bill after consultation with some important stakeholders: the elementary students...
On Saturday, Oct. 2, a special presentation of the cult classic Phantom of the Paradise will take place at 8 p.m. in the Sanctuary of Epsilon Spires. “Fans of The Rocky Horror Picture Show will be delighted with this lesser-known rock opera influenced by works such as Faust and The Picture of Dorian Grey, albeit viewed through the glitter-flecked lens of lavish 1970s glam rock,” organizers of the event write in a news release. Directed by Brian De Palma (who...
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