Change does not come easy in New England. We, as a people, take pride in our traditions, our celebrations and our festivals. Our weather might change at the drop of a hat, but a true New Englander knows what season is upon…
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Young Bennington woman faked husband’s death by suicide, court ruled By Lex MerrellVermont Country BENNINGTON — A native to Hoosick Falls, N.Y., Mrs. Mary Mabel Rogers was only 16 when she married 29-year-old Marcus Rogers. Tragedy hit early in their marriage with…
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As New England warms, the bloodsuckers come out to play and head farther north By Gena MangiarattiVermont Country It’s an unsettling moment when you go to brush a speck of dirt off your skin, only to find it won’t brush off, and…
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Town, Abenaki tribe land National Park Service grant to benefit culturally sensitive site By Susan SmallheerVermont Country BELLOWS FALLS — The mysterious Native American petroglyphs carved into the rocky banks of the Connecticut River at Bellows Falls — while an enduring source…
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Kathleen Gurney continues to follow her own path with Salsa Sisters By Bob AudetteVermont Country BRATTLEBORO — Kathleen Gurney, originally from Memphis, a hamlet in upstate New York, started making salsa for family and friends and for cookouts and barbecues. And like…
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Brattleboro Union High grad Hillary Renaud leaves her mark on regional race tracks By Shane CoveyVermont Country Brattleboro Union High School’s outdoor track didn’t do Hillary Renaud much good. She needed one with banked turns, an outside wall and a pit road.…
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Don’t worry about it. Circle of Life chucks the bucket for you and can even bring back some soil By Bob AudetteVermont Country BROOKLINE — It all started with pigs that needed to be fed. “When mandatory composting went into law in…
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Poison parsnip and poison ivy, false hellebore galore … beware as you take to Green Mountain trails By Jim TherrienVermont Country BENNINGTON — Tick season and Lyme disease get a lot of deserved attention in Vermont in the warmer months, but several…
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New name, but same power-packed beverage with dozens of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals By Bob AudetteVermont Country WENDELL, Mass. — Six years ago, Sara Schley and Joe Laur officially launched MapleMama, a line of nonalcoholic craft maple spritzers. But the idea had been…
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From dating fails to fiancees, anything is possible with some apps, willpower and willingness to meet halfway By Gena MangiarattiVermont Country Magazine Online dating apps. Masked meet-ups. Walks on the beach in the bitter cold. This is dating, since the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Pandemic wreaked scheduling havoc on Green Mountain marriage ceremony By Susan SmallheerUpCountry Magazine SAXTONS RIVER — Ruth Rowell and Brendan Hackett set the date: June 6, 2020.Then COVID hit.And they set another date, Oct. 24, 2020.And they even got the coronavirus, together,…
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