Thank you for sharing this story full of tears and love. I am happy for the happy ending.
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BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group went off to Asheville, North Carolina! The multicultural group...
NORTHFIELD, MASS.-There are so many hysterical writers to this paper that it's difficult to focus...
Good morning, afternoon or night to you! The most recent upslope snow event which brought several inches of snow to portions of western Windham County illustrates a point I want to raise at the top of this week's column. That point being that beyond 48-72 hours, weather prediction accuracy drops off markedly. In other words, printing a forecast a week out is like starting a painting - you can brush in the broad shapes, but the details and finishing touches...
Along the Oceti Sakawin encampment, the signs read, “No guns, no drugs, no alcohol,” and all who entered were encouraged to spend as much time as possible by the sacred fire, a big bonfire constantly tended and scented with sacred cedar. Then we were given work to do. And there was much to do. At dawn each day, Lakota leaders held a water ceremony, in gratitude for the water that is essential to all life, and in dedication to the...
Bellows Falls has designated “May, Art Month in Bellows Falls,” a town-wide celebration to build awareness and appreciation of the arts and businesses throughout the village. “We will be highlighting artists, events, shops, and restaurants that contribute year-round to the vital and cultural richness and economic stability of the community,” Robert McBride, founder and director of The Rockingham Arts & Museum Project (RAMP), said in a news release. McBride said designating the month of May was a natural collaboration that...
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