A private equity firm has finalized its acquisition of Sovernet Communications, a Bellows Falls company that maintains a fiber optic network stretching across Vermont and New York. The sale to Oak Hill Capital Partners means that, in the not-too-distant future, the name “Sovernet” will cease to exist. That's because Sovernet is merging with Albany, N.Y.-based FirstLight Fiber, an Oak Hill subsidiary. But administrators with all three companies portrayed the changes as a step forward, saying customers will benefit from a...
I attended Sunday's demonstration in memory of George Floyd. I carried a sign reading “ask me about michael santiago.” Due to the noise and social distancing, I had little opportunity to explain. On April 4, 2014, at 5:30 a.m., an officer of Brattleboro Police Department shot and killed Michael Santiago in a motel room at America's Best Inn during the execution of a search warrant for drugs. After breaking down the door and shouting “show your hands,” Santiago was shot...
Main Street Arts’ gallery at 35 Main St. features the works of Walpole, N.H., artist Jon McAuliffe through April 25NOTE (Unknown Author, 2016-04-04T17:08:26): Per MSA site, with a public reception for the artist on April 7. After leaving a career as a musician in a nationally touring rock band, McAuliffe began his life as an artist and painter. With a natural aptitude for realism, he decided to study in Florence, Italy, learning classical technique at an epicenter of classical realist...
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