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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...
BRATTLEBORO-It's here: the season of good cheer. With days and nights filled with holiday-themed office...
BRATTLEBORO-I was full of Christmas cheer as I took a trolley from Cambridge to Boston...
SAXTONS RIVER-The village's annual Fourth of July celebration, centered on Main Street, is a tradition that has been going strong for more than seven decades. The day begins with the pie baking contest, to which bakers can submit entries in one or more of three categories: sweet, savory, and gluten-free. Pies are to be dropped off at Main Street Arts at 8:30 a.m. Pie will be sold after the judging, with prizes awarded at noon. The Firecracker 5K Road Race...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Literary Festival will hold its first Literary Cocktail Hour of 2025 online on Friday, Jan. 10, at 5 p.m. The discussion that will showcase the new book, Ski, Climb, Fight: The 10th Mountain Division and the Rise of Mountain Warfare, by Lance R. Blyth. Blyth's book examines how the 10th Mountain Division of World War II met the challenges of fighting in the mountains, where armies must overcome the challenges via survival strategies and mobility, and how the...
SAXTONS RIVER-Decades ago, I took on a months-long job as a full-time babysitter for a wealthy family with two jobs and two kids. A 2½-year-old boy would be my main charge, and his month-old brother would also pass on to me when his mother returned to her employment after a maternity leave. That mild-mannered, contented infant seemed unlikely to require more than routine feedings, comfort, and stimulation, but his brother was in another class. Inquisitive, physically robust, and outgoing, Russell...
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