Where did FairPoint ever say that it would cut pay by one-third?
What a dumb letter. Get the facts straight before writing, please.
Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
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BRATTLEBORO-Sarasa Ensemble welcomes the new year with "Color Burst," set for Friday, Jan. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Brattleboro Music Center. "Warmth, beauty, humor, and pathos from Haydn and Boccherini, including rarely heard music by 18th-century Moravian composer Pavel Vranicky, will add to a gorgeous palette of colors in this program for string quartet and cello quintet," write organizers in a news release. Performers are Elizabeth Blumenstock, Jesse Irons, violins; Nicole Divall, viola; and Timothy Merton, Jennifer Morsches, cellos.
Downtown Brattleboro looks especially beautiful this fall, with the bright chrysanthemums in their pots all the way up and down Main Street! The business district is bright, welcoming, and unified - and we are all the better for it. Thank you to the powers that be in our town who provided this gorgeous display for us all to enjoy.
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