Love the article. I've known Lester Dunklee for years and always had a great respect for him - you couldn't find a nicer person!
A great machinist, too - very innovative!
BRATTLEBORO-Big thanks to Joyce Marcel for an excellent article/interview with Becca Balint, and big thanks...
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For more than two years, Interstate 91 traffic has bottlenecked at the site of a $60 million bridge-replacement project. But officials say there is light at the end of the construction zone: A new, 1,036-foot-long bridge is expected to be ready for four lanes of traffic sometime later this year. Given that the traffic flow originally was supposed to be restored in late 2015, “we're not where we want to be with the schedule,” acknowledged David Hoyne, the state Agency...
As part of my role as a Selectboard member in Guilford, I represent my town in the new Deerfield Valley Communications Union District (d.b.a. DVFiber). DVFiber's goal is to secure affordable broadband to every address in our 18-town district. That prospect is challenging, to say the least, but we are hard at work. In our ongoing efforts to connect with residents throughout the district, we are launching a quarterly newsletter. I invite you to read it and subscribe: bit.ly/585_dvfiber. Additionally,
Next Stage Arts Project presents The Akwaaba Ensemble, featuring traditional African drumming and dance, at Next Stage on Friday, Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m. Opening will be award-winning performance artist, singer, musician, and author U-Meleni Mhlaba-Adebo. The Akwaaba Ensemble's energetic and interactive performances are a reflection of their name, which means “welcome” in the Twi language of the Ashanti tribe of Ghana, according to a news release. The Ensemble “brings Highlife music, West African drumming and dance to vivid life.”
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