Megan James
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Our family animals: Goodbye, Kitty
I never imagined I’d be a full-grown woman, weeping in my car over the death of my cat. But here I am. Kitty (real name: Haley) was 22.…
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This book will knock you out
“I’m probably the only author on Earth promoting his book by saying it will put you to sleep,” quips Middlebury’s Ted Scheu, AKA That Poetry Guy.
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Babies & Families: When will playgroups return?
When the pandemic struck in March 2020, it abruptly put an end to playgroups, open gyms and drop-in storytimes, cutting off an essential social and emotional outlet for…
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Video: The New Haven train depot on the move
We tagged along with the moving company transporting the historic New Haven train depot from New Haven Junction to its new home on North Street, where it arrived…
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5- to 11-year-olds now eligible for COVID vaccines
Vermont opened registration Wednesday morning for kids to get their first dose of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine, after the CDC gave its final approval on Tuesday night.
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Family-friendly film series celebrates human-animal relationships
Who doesn’t love feel-good stories of relationships between animals and human beings? That was Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival Producer Lloyd Komesar’s rationale when he set the theme for this year’s…
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Clippings: The incredible shrinking shoes
A crew has been repaving our road since last week. On Friday, 4-year-old Frankie and I went to check it out.
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Fall Guide: Take a walk on Morgan Horse Farm’s new trails
Thanks to the hard work of summer interns, the Morgan Horse Farm in Weybridge now has 1.1 miles of walking trails.
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COVID strikes visiting family
Careful what you wish for.Last week I wrote in the Minibury e-newsletter about pining for the simpler days of last summer.This week there is nothing on my calendar,…
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Video: The Great Bristol Outhouse Race 2021
BRISTOL — Despite dreary weather — and the tail end of a pandemic that almost canceled the event last year — the 44th annual outhouse race went on…