DUMMERSTON — Last week, the pedestrian crossing button for the Malfunction Junction traffic light that's closest to the Riverview Cafe was visibly falling apart and didn't work. Today, I saw that someone had tried to fix it with tape, but it still didn't work.
Seeing as the state bought this button just a few months ago, hopefully the state can get the company that made the button to fix it for free.
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A skunk that attacked a pre-schooler in Brattleboro last week remains at large. Efforts to find the animal by Brattleboro animal control officer Cathy Barrows and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department have been unsuccessful. According to Dr. Bob Johnson, the public health veterinarian for the Vermont Department of Health, there has not been confirmation that the skunk was rabid, although the behavior of the animal was consistent with rabies. Johnson said that rabies is a virus that attacks the...
Rep. Becca Balint has rightly called for a ceasefire in Gaza. Now it's time to make that call a reality. She should use her position as Vermont's sole member in the U.S. House of Representatives to pledge to vote no on any further funding for Israel's military in the absence of a ceasefire. Israel's military is escalating its bombing of Rafah, where more than 1.4 million displaced Palestinian people are seeking refuge. The United Nations is warning of mass atrocities...
The Vermont Jazz Center is excited to present pianist Harold López-Nussa and his all-Cuban quartet on Saturday, Nov. 2, at 8 p.m., as part of the VJC's Emerging Artist Festival. This event is being held in memory of the VJC's dear friend and generous patron, Jonathan Flaccus, whose passion for Cuban music and classic bebop, as well as his generosity in assisting those in need, has had a great impact on the Jazz Center. This is a rare opportunity to...
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