Track construction work has begun on the New England Central Railroad and, as a result, bus service will substituted for Amtrak's Vermonter passenger train between Springfield, Mass., and St. Albans this summer. The Vermont Agency of Transportation said that train service between those two points will be replaced by a special transit coach service operated by Premier Coach of Milton. Premier will transport rail passengers between Springfield and St. Albans, beginning June 17 and continuing through Sept. 15, while construction...
Sarasa Chamber Music Ensemble opens its 2017-18 concert season at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15. The concert, entitled “Telemann and his World,” will take place at Centre Congregational Church, 193 Main St, according to a news release. 2017 marks the 250th anniversary of Georg Philipp Telemann's death, one of the Baroque era's most prolific and popular composers. A cosmopolitan traveller, his music displays a consummate and persuasive understanding of the French and Italian national styles, as well as an...
Asylum seekers legally come to the U.S. to escape persecution and likely death in their home countries. Upon arriving in some locations, mothers and children are locked into windowless, chilled rooms without sustaining food or water for days. Then the children are kidnapped, taken to undisclosed locations, and dispersed throughout the country without their captors keeping track of where they go - all in the hope of destroying their and their parents' lives. All to send a message to other...
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