EAST DUMMERSTON — This letter makes me think of email chain letters, where if I don't say “amen” to something someone sends me, as one example, then bad things will happen.
I never do them. Not because I don't believe in saying “amen,” but I am just more private about it.
So, just because a merchant doesn't post a sign in the window, it doesn't mean they aren't of the same mind.
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As the song goes, “It's the most wonderful time of the year.” Unless you're grieving a death. Or facing divorce. Or job loss, a health challenge, hunger, homelessness or separation from a loved one. “There's all sorts of sadness,” Devin Starlanyl says. The member and lay minister at Brattleboro's St. Michael's Episcopal Church knows seasonal tunes declaring “all is merry and bright” don't comfort those feeling otherwise. That's why she and her peers are organizing a “Longest Night” service for...
In its Aug. 28 issue, The New York Times emphasized that with mega-storms such as Harvey, there is a link that has been well-established by scientists between rising temperatures (especially ocean temperatures), evaporation, and extreme rainfall. While acknowledging that the connection between Harvey and climate change is not conclusive, the Times goes on to note that “it is clear that rising global temperatures warm the oceans, which causes more water to evaporate into the atmosphere. The buildup of moisture in...
On Friday, May 5, Brattleboro's Gallery Walk, a long-running and beloved arts and community event, returns from its winter hiatus. Once again, Gallery Walk will be held rain or shine every first Friday, May through December, from 5 to 9 p.m. For three decades, Gallery Walk has showcased art in the galleries and in the streets of downtown Brattleboro. Each first Friday, visitors can expect a huge block party with street closure of Elliot Street and Harmony Parking lot featuring...
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