The man suspected of robbing the People's United Bank on Main Street last month turned himself in to Brattleboro Police on Sunday night. Jared R. Fahmy, 22, of Bedford, N.H., was arraigned Monday in Windham Superior Court, Criminal Division, on a felony charge of larceny from a person. Judge Karen Carroll ordered Fahmy held on $25,000 bail. Brattleboro Det. Lt. Mike Carrier wrote in an email on Monday that it's rare for suspects in felony cases to turn themselves over...
On Saturday, Jan. 13, from 3 to 6 p.m., the Harmony Collective Artist Gallery hosts an opening for its first-ever group show, themed "Black & White," to signal the beginning of winter. "Black and white art often symbolizes the interplay of light and dark that is so present this time of year," a gallery representative said in a news release. "A monochrome palette brings a different dimension to art - focusing on texture, contrast, and composition. The high contrast is...
Another April Fools' Day has come and gone, and thanks to social media like Facebook, it's never been easier to be fooled by more people. I have to admit that I fell for a friend's post that he bumped into George Clooney at a coffee shop in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. It was just detailed enough and odd enough that the long story had a great ring of credibility to it. No harm, no foul - it was all in...
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