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The calendar says spring started on March 20. But tell that to the Thurber family...
BELLOWS FALLS-Happy Spring! Shh, the snow has gone. I am saying this quietly, lest I...
BRATTLEBORO-It's here: the season of good cheer. With days and nights filled with holiday-themed office...
BRATTLEBORO-I was full of Christmas cheer as I took a trolley from Cambridge to Boston...
DUMMERSTON-Eleanor Emery will turn 97 years old in October - a fact that she conveys with some pride. "Who knew?" Emery asks, throwing her head back and laughing. Born at the family home in West Guilford in 1927, Emery remains as sharp as a tack. This time of year often stirs two memories. The first is of the one-room District No. 1 schoolhouse, where Emery was a student from 1933 to 1941. "My school years were during the Great Depression.
BRATTLEBORO-The Vermont Jazz Center celebrates the vital role of the piano in the history of jazz by hosting its annual Solo Jazz Piano Festival on April 19 and 20. The artists headlining this year's festival are Hey Rim Jeon, Aaron Parks, Alfredo Rodriguez and Jacky Terrasson; emerging artists are Yujin Han and Mathew Mueller. On each night of the festival, two headlining pianists will present back-to-back solo sets starting at 7:30 p.m. April 19 will include performances by Hey Rim...
WESTMINSTER-Michelle Bos-Lun, whom I have known for many years, has been a very active representative for the past four years and should be re-elected to her third term. Her conscientious support for her constituents is important, but her unflinching support of many causes affecting Vermonters is significant. She is the real deal. J. Barton (Tony) Elliott Westminster This letter to the editor was submitted to The Commons. This piece, published in print in the Voices section or as a column...
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