TOWNSHEND-The smallest hospital in Vermont is not going anywhere. One provision of The One Big...
BELLOWS FALLS-National Grid and Great River Hydro (GRH) is making plans to upgrade the Vilas...
Much has been written about the effort expended on changing the way Vermont's education is...
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The Brattleboro Fire Department's biennial awards ceremony on Sunday opened with honoring firefighters' families for putting family on hold during emergencies. It concluded with bestowing the Distinguished Service Award to Chief Michael Bucossi. After receiving the award, a surprised Bucossi first threatened to give the department “heck,” then said, “That award should have gone to this whole department.” The fire department honors members every other year for exemplary acts in the line of duty. Awardees are nominated by fellow firefighters.
Main Street Arts and the Saxtons River Historical Society are again pairing for a series of Fireside Chats to highlight the area's history and nature three Sundays in January from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. in the dining room of the Saxtons River Inn. This year's series features talks on early gunsmiths, theater in the area, and Wagyu beef. This series begins Jan. 5 with a talk by Eric Bye of North Springfield, the former editor of Muzzle Blasts magazine, a...
I'm Ray McNeill's daughter. I'd like to share some details and dispel some rumors about his death. Ray was told in June that due to the structural instability of the building, the fire department would not be able to send a crew in there safely if a fire were to break out. There hadn't been a fire in his 30-some years there, and he had an extensive sprinkler system, so he chose to stay. Anyone who loved him knew that...
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