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BAMS students learn about the Holocaust
2+ hour, 37+ min ago (120+ words) Students from Brattleboro Area Middle School visit the Cohen Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College." KEENE, N. H." Students from Brattleboro Area Middle School recently went to Keene State College to visit the Cohen Institute for Holocaust and…...
Estey Organ Museum displays D-Day artifact: Military organ attached to invasion of Normandy
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (217+ words) This priceless World War II miliary organ is a recent acquisition by The Estey Organ Museum, displayed to commemorate the Invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. The organ is the only one assigned to 745th Tank Batallion which took part in the…...
Bradley House residents recount World War II, postwar life
2+ week, 3+ day ago (990+ words) Lyndall Boal, 90, a survivor of the Bombing of Britain, talks about her stories from World War II on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Richard Lesure, 99, talks about his stint with the U. S. Army during World War II on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. Walter Schwarz, 99, talks about…...
Commentary | Lambers: The Memorial Day before D-Day
2+ week, 4+ day ago (246+ words) It was Memorial Day in 1944 when some visitors quietly came to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. It was President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his family paying tribute to the Unknown Soldier, who represents…...
VIDEO: Learning about Anne Frank
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (45+ words) Brattleboro Reformer Police ask for help in locating missing juvenile Investment firm purchases four local properties Electricity shut off at Colonial Motel and Pool in Brattleboro; Voucher residents told to relocate Jamaica votes to close school, West River Ed budget…...
Local History: Brattleboro welcomed refugees after WWII
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (332+ words) The Wong family was sponsored by local lawyer F. Elliot Barber. Wong and Barber had served together during World War II. The Heffter family moved to Brattleboro in 1955. They were refugees from Germany. Mr. Heffter had served in the German Army. P. Lawrence…...
Local World War II veteran dies at 102
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (500+ words) Richard Jackson, a 100-year-old veteran in Townshend, holds the Legion d'Honneur award he received in 2024." Jackson received the award for his service in the Army during World War II. Richard Jackson, a 100-year-old veteran in Townshend, shows his "Sons of Bitche…...
Region gearing up for Battle Day commemorations
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (629+ words) The day commemorates the Battle of Bennington, the Revolutionary War's longest continuously celebrated battle. The Battle Day Parade will be held on Aug. 17 in downtown Bennington at 12: 30 p. m. BENNINGTON " Battle Day commemorations for 2025 will be on Aug. 9 and Aug. 14-17. This will…...
Purple Heart recipients honored at Veterans Home event
10+ mon, 2+ day ago (860+ words) Members of the extended family of World War II Army veteran Wally Mattison, front, and other local veterans are shown during an event Monday at the Vermont Veterans Home honoring recipients of the Purple Heart medal. BENNINGTON " In advance of…...