BRATTLEBORO-When the first train steamed into town in 1849, a regional newspaper reported how "exhilaration of the moment burst forth" as residents celebrated the arrival of an easy route to seemingly everywhere in the world. Everywhere except neighboring New Hampshire, that is. The new rails ran beside the Connecticut River and a wooden covered bridge that carried horse-drawn buggies across to the Granite State, local historians recount. Transportation morphed into a steel span, and automobiles with the start of the...

Carter: Will be real asset to Guilford Selectboard

Anne Rider

Wednesday, February 21, 2024 — Issue 753

I enthusiastically endorse Chip Carter in his bid for a three-year term on the Guilford Selectboard. Chip moved to Green River in Guilford eight years ago and was immediately introduced to our strong culture of volunteerism by Addie Minott. She recruited him to serve on the Green River Village Preservation Trust and eventually he chaired the board very ably. He also volunteers for Guilford Cares. Chip and his wife, Laurie, both grew up in New England and were excited to...

Juno Orchestra presents ‘Challenge’ on Feb. 11 at BMC

Wednesday, February 7, 2024 — Issue 751

The Brattleboro Music Center's Juno Orchestra, the region's "home team" chamber orchestra, presents "Challenge" on Sunday, Feb. 11. The concert is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. at the BMC. Under the direction of Zon Eastes, the Juno Orchestra will perform George Frideric Handel's Concerto Grosso in B flat major, Op. 6, No. 7; Paul Hindemith's Five Pieces, Op. 44, No. 4; Erik Nielsen's Movement III from Glimpses of Azure; Jean Perrault's Exodus; and George Templeton Strong's Chorale on a Theme of...

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