PUTNEY — Retired Brattleboro Police Department Captain Mark Carignan's premier novel Out from Under: George V. Higgins would have admired it.
If you know who he was, that's my review.
If you don't, read both.
Cal Glover-Wessel grew up in Brattleboro and lives here again after a few years of...
PUTNEY-I am grateful to call Bex Slattery a colleague, blessed to call her a friend,
WILMINGTON-As a former Vernon resident (and one dying to move back there!) I wholeheartedly endorse...
BRATTLEBORO-Oscar Heller is my choice for the three-year seat on the Brattleboro Selectboard. As a...
Since late 2012, the Wilder, Bellows Falls, and Vernon hydroelectric facilities in the heart of the Connecticut River have been in the process of renewing their operating licenses in a process known as relicensing. The three dams at Wilder, Bellows Falls, and Vernon in New Hampshire and Vermont are owned by Great River Hydro (formerly TransCanada), a subsidiary of Hydro-Québec whose sole shareholder is the government of Québec. In addition, two Massachusetts facilities - Turners Falls Dam and Northfield Mountain...
I'm nostalgic for the America I knew growing up in the 1950s, when you could count on people to do the right thing and tell the truth. I also miss our democratic government kept in check by the venerable Supreme Court and the Constitution. We didn't have all of it right, but I truly felt we were on a path to correct our past sins and make America great. Today, a large segment of our population wants to “Make America...
118 Elliot is launching Nu Mu Festival, featuring more than 20 new music events by visiting and local musicians exploring a mix of improvisational styles, and the “Visions of a Sound” exhibition on Friday, Aug. 5 during Gallery Walk and extending throughout the month. Opening night will feature music by saxophonist Jeff Lederer and Jimmy Bosch with Los Sazones, who will play the Center Stage at Gallery Walk. The music will continue after hours at 118 Elliot with a Cuban...
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