Letter to the editor: Reduce light pollution to preserve Vermont’s fireflies

Do you remember fireflies from your childhood? Tiny flashing lights in the fields and woods, in the green grass?

MIDDLEBURY — The winter solstice, which will mark the longest night of the year when it arrives this weekend, is often a time for ritual, reflection and spiritual investigation — not least because of the rich connections we have with darkness. But the phy … (read more)