Owing to a production error, the photograph of Stanley C. “Stan” Ryan mistakenly accompanied the obituary of Perry Casey Phoenix in the March 27 Milestones. Both obituaries are reprinted in this week's column, with our apologies to both families.
Obituaries • Pauline Ann "Polly" Belair, 92, formerly of Brattleboro. Died peacefully on Oct. 16,
Obituaries • Francis R. "Frank" Adams Jr., 81, of West Townshend. Died July 27, 2025,
College news • The following local residents were named to the spring 2025 Dean's List...
College news • Corina Mitchell of Westminster West, Rese Mulkey of Stratton, and Ainerose Souza...
When this former hub town for Vermont's Union troops first debated how to honor its Civil War soldiers a century and a half ago, some locals proposed a plaque listing names, while others promoted and ultimately unveiled one limited to numbers. “This monument commemorates the loyalty and patriotism of the men of Brattleboro, who fought for liberty and the Union in the Great Rebellion of 1861-1865,” its 40-word statement began. “Enlisted 385. Died in Service 31. Erected by a grateful...
In January and February, the Putney Public Library, 55 Main St., is displaying work by self-taught artist Jeffrey Reddick. Reddick's Putney connection comes through a 10-year correspondence with Gordon Hayward. In 1967, aged 16, Reddick and his five siblings experienced the violent death of their parents at their father's hand. In 1983, Reddick, by then an ex-Marine, was convicted for assault with a deadly weapon and has since been serving a life sentence at a medium security prison in North...
For many, many people, their first reaction to the election in the United States of America, even as it was happening, was shock and revulsion that the U.S. people did not repudiate Donald Trump with a stronger margin of victory for Joseph Biden. After four years, everyone knows what Trump stands for: open white supremacy, authoritarianism, misogyny, white resentment, calls to violence, cruelty, and so on. That he nevertheless received 72 million votes is a clear statement of the sickness...
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