Of course, there is the little issue of Richard Gagnon having the opportunity to serve out his sentence locally.
His victim, regrettably, will never have the opportunity to see his loved ones again.
Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
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The Putney Public Library, 55 Main St., will host Brattleboro poet Daniel A. Heller for a reading from his recently published book, Between the Shadows, on Thursday, Jan. 12, at 7 p.m. The reading is free and open to the public. In Heller's words, “Many of the poems in this book come from the dark corners of my heart. By giving verbal form to these ideas I hope to be able to at least look at them if not actually...
SAXTONS RIVER-One of the reasons that I strongly support Leslie Goldman and Michelle Bos-Lun as state representatives is that they have made and followed through on a commitment to be available and to communicate with their constituents. I have participated in sessions with them at the Rockingham Free Public Library and other locations. Candidate Casey Cota attended one open meeting on Oct. 18 at Rockingham Coffee Roasters, which I could not attend, but none other since then that I know...
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