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Correction

Tuesday, April 25, 2023 — Issue 712

PUTNEY — One of the founders of the Tempestry Project at The Putney School is Asy Connelly. Her name appeared incorrectly in the April 19 issue.

Arts

Newfane exhibit celebrates pastel art

By
Alyssa Grosso

NEWFANE-The Crowell Art Gallery at Moore Free Library will present "Painting with Pastel" in September,

Sitting under Duke Ellington’s tree

By
Eugene Uman

BRATTLEBORO-The Vermont Jazz Center is honored to host Grammy-nominated jazz pianist and composer Jason Moran...

High school students invited to submit to Young Writers Awards

BENNINGTON-Bennington College is now accepting submissions from high school students around the world for its...

Concert benefits Indivisible Brattleboro

WEST BRATTLEBORO-The Good Trouble Street Choir and its leader, Becky Graber, will host a musical...

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Former assistant judge faces administrative charges following felony conviction

By
Tiffany Tan
Wednesday, June 21, 2023 — Issue 720

A former Windham County assistant judge who is on probation for stealing public funds is now facing related administrative charges. On June 12, the Vermont Judicial Conduct Board lodged a complaint against former judge Patricia Duff, alleging she violated the state's code of judicial conduct by collecting payment based on falsified work hours and by pocketing money intended for judicial training. Since Duff, 61, of Newfane had already resigned from her judicial position last June, the sanctions she faces appear...

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Voices

Aviation has ratcheted up my anxiety

By
Elayne Clift
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 — Issue 716

Erica Jong, author of Fear of Flying, wrote about more than her own fear of flying in her bestselling novel, but she did manage to capture my own feelings whenever I board a hunk of a silver vessel about to hurtle across the sky. “My fingers (and toes) turn to ice,” she wrote, “my stomach leaps upward into my rib cage, the temperature in the tip of my nose drops to the same temperature in my fingers, [...] and for...

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Arts

Perseids meteor shower with live musical accompaniment presented in Guilford

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 — Issue 826

GUILFORD-On Tuesday, Aug. 12, the Mineral Springs Farm will host "Electric Perseids," an evening of meteor stargazing and live music at the Mineral Springs Farm, 49 Carpenter Hill Rd. In case of rain or clouds, they will try again on Wednesday, Aug. 13. The gathering starts at 8 p.m., with music beginning at 9. Guests are encouraged to bring snacks, blankets, flashlights, and chairs. Last year, more than 70 people enjoyed the celestial event and the music. The Perseids meteor...

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