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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...
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BRATTLEBORO-It's here: the season of good cheer. With days and nights filled with holiday-themed office...
A little over a year ago, when her mother, Jean Brady, was a patient at Hartford (Conn.) Hospital, Susan MacNeil got the call. Brady was 94, in declining health, and her hearing had become seriously diminished. The call was not unexpected, but it's one you never are really prepared for. “I think this is it - I'm dying,” Brady told her daughter in Bellows Falls. In the hospital, where they talked every day, Brady had been in intensive care, where...
BRATTLEBORO-As Vermont's 54th Green Up Day approaches on Saturday, May 4, I want to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude to Connie Burton of Burton Car Wash for her unwavering support of our local Green Up efforts. For years Connie has generously sponsored a car wash, donating the proceeds directly to organizers. These funds have a significant impact, supporting the Green Up banner on Main Street as well as local tabling events, food, and more. In recognition of...
Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol will be presented live as a 1930s-style radio play to help support the Deerfield Valley Food Pantry on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 2 p.m., at Historic Memorial Hall, 14 West Main Street. The inclement weather date is Sunday, Dec. 18, at 2 p.m. Six actors portray 41 characters, from Ebenezer Scrooge to Tiny Tim. Live sound effects will accompany this staged version. Actors Thom Griffin, Joan Haley, Michael Haley, John Reese, Ann Steinhauser, and Brooke...
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