Month: January 2023

The Story Behind The Bourbon Whiskey Library

The subdivision’s brick-and-stone entrance signs, flanked by topiaries, read “Providence Heights” in stately gold letters. On a rainy day in November, I arrive at a two-story red brick house with a small, manicured front lawn and press the button on a brushed-bronze Ring doorbell. Anthony Riccardi invites me in. He’s sporting a gray golf shirt

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What will you do to remember the Holocaust?

Rabbi David Fainsilber, Contributor Last month we lost another child Holocaust survivor, Erika Hecht, as that generation finds its final resting place. Erika recalls a story of her wartime experience in her memoir Don’t Ask My Name: “One night, my mother wakes me and asks me my name. “‘Erika Bleier,’ I say. “‘What did you

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CVU dominating on the hardwood and on the mat

Scooter MacMillan, Editor CVU 60, St. Johnsbury 37In spite of other distractions, the Champlain Valley Union girls basketball team continues to play fantastic basketball. The Redhawks are atop the Division 1 rankings, riding an unbeaten 9-0 record. CVU kept its unblemished win streak alive on Jan. 16, traveling to St. Johnsbury Academy and coming away

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Learn how to use scat to explore the landscape

Margaret Woodruff, director Get outside this winter and explore the Vermont landscape in a unique way with Vermont Fish & Wildlife Scat and Track Family Program. Each week for four weeks, your family will watch a pre-recorded video highlighting a particular critter focusing on the habitat, life cycle and identification before diving into how to

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