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Once a week, Whately resident Carlotta Thackeray takes a few hours to go to doctor’s appointments, shop for groceries or weed the garden. The twist, however, is these are not for herself, but for elderly residents of South Franklin County through the...

WILLIAM "BILL" MARK FRY, 60 of Wayne, W.Va., died October 3, 2022, at his residence. Funeral services will be at noon Monday, October 10, 2022, at Morris Funeral Home Chapel

With higher-than-anticipated construction cost estimates rolling in for renovations to the Wheeler Memorial and Tilton libraries, local officials may band together with others around the state to ask for additional funding.The potential partnership,...

With higher-than-anticipated construction cost estimates rolling in for renovations to the Wheeler Memorial and Tilton libraries, local officials may band together with others around the state to ask for additional funding.The potential partnership,...

Robert C. De Lisle of Edgartown passed away, with his family by his side, on Nov. 16, 2021, just a week before his 87th birthday. Robert shared his life in marriage and friendship with his wife of 59 years, Linda Gaffney De Lisle.  Robert, known as Bob by his many friends, was born in Fitchburg […]

Divers called out to help pull car from river at Kilowatt Park A subcompact SUV is pulled from the Connecticut River in Wilder on Sunday afternoon after its driver went down a ramp because of a mishap involving a water bottle. Divers with the Hanover Fire Department prepare to approach a submerged vehicle in the Connecticut River near the Wilder Dam on Sunday. Members of the Hanover and Hartford fire departments watch as a vehicle is pulled from the Connecticut Riveron Sunday near Kilowatt Park...

“We have no greater concern than the future of this planet and the life upon it.” In many ways this statement sums up the essence of Indigenous wisdom, a worldview that recognizes human connection to the planet and also emphasizes respect and responsibility for the Earth. These words, however, are not quoted from the speech of an American Indian leader. They were taken from the 1988 report, “Earth System Science: A Closer View,” by a NASA advisory council, the Earth Systems Sciences Com...

In response to Nancy Maynard’s discomfort with “Black Lives Matter” signs, I understand that her view is widely shared. Why not, “All Lives Matter?” It is a valid question.As participant in the Orange a Black Lives Matter vigil in Orange every...

With sadness and hope, I read Nancy Maynard’s March 8 letter to the editor about how furious she and her friends feel when they see Black Lives Matter signs. I assume they are so angry because they are not Black and they view these signs as leaving...

Signs Published: 4/9/2021 10:28:51 AM Seems everywhere I go, I see signs everywhere on local businesses, folks’ yards, homes, on cars — just about anywhere you go — saying Black Lives Matter. A while ago President Biden mentioned on TV how all peoples’ lives matter. One thing is for sure when I see it with friends, whomever I happen to be with, all are so furious seeing that. Makes me want to go up to those places and ask why, what about other folks’ lives, why just Black. It’s just...