Nov 6-12, 2013
30 Years Later, Phish Are Still in the Groove; Trouble at a Christmas Tree Farm; VT Pub & Brewery Turns 25; Vermont Still Sends Prisoners South; Battery Park and the Bucket Lady
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Thirty Years Later, Phish Are Still in the Groove
By the time Phish arrived in Atlantic City last week, the Burlington band’s most rabid fans had worked themselves into a rapturous, pre-Halloween frenzy. For the seventh time since 1994, the group had promised to don a musical costume and cover an entire album as the second of three sets. In years past, they’d performed…
Obituary: Edward R. Pincus,
1938-2013, Roxbury Edward R. Pincus, 75, died of leukemia on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at his home in Roxbury. He was born July 6, 1938 in Brooklyn, NY, the son of Julius & Anne Pincus. A graduate of Midwood High School in Brooklyn, NY and Brown University, he earned a Master’s degree in philosophy from…
Obituary: Kenneth Alfred Thompson
Kenneth Alfred Thompson, age 71 years , a resident of the Sheldon community for most of his lifetime and more recently of Swanton Village died very unexpectedly Friday evening, November 8, 2013, at his New St. home following a heart attack. Born in St. Albans on, July 14, 1942, he was the son of the…
Obituary: Alan K. Kidder
Alan K. Kidder, 91, died Wednesday morning, November 7, 2013 at his home in Rockville Centre. Born in Swanton, August 1, 1922, the son of George M. and Clara K. Kidder, he was a 1940 graduate of Swanton High School and a 1942 graduate of Green Mountain College in Poultney, VT. Alan enlisted in the…
Obituary: Everett D. Berry,
1939-2013, Lyndon Everett D. Berry, 74, of downtown Red Village in Lyndon, died peacefully Tuesday afternoon November 5, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 26, 1939 in Lyndon, the son of Maurice and Shirley (Lynaugh) Berry. Following his schooling, Everett served his country in the US Army. On…
Obituary: Thomas Wayne Lucier
Thomas Wayne Lucier, age 75 years, died early Wednesday afternoon November 6, 2013, in the St. Albans Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center with loving family at his side. Born in St. Albans on December 18, 1937, he was the son of the late William George and Catherine (Conroy – Farnsworth) Lucier. He attended St. Anne’s Academy…
Obituary: Larry David Wall
Larry David Wall, age 80 years, a lifelong Swanton resident died early Tuesday evening November 5, 2013, in the Fletcher Allen Health Care Facility with loving family at his side. Born at home in Swanton on February 5, 1933, he was the son of the late Frederick E. and Edith M. (O’Leary) Wall. He graduated…
Gallery Profile: Vermont Metro Gallery
The first things you’re likely to notice upon entering the BCA Center’s new Vermont Metro Gallery are Kathleen Schneider’s explosive, hanging flower-petal sculptures. The two orb-like “Bouquets” — made from deconstructed fake flowers and wire, some of it twisted into the shape of miniature helicopters — hover like floral fireworks in front of small, deep…
A 25th Anniversary for Vermont Pub & Brewery
The likeness of a mug was larger than life, with beer spilling over its rim. Greg Noonan hand-painted the image on an oval sign, then affixed it to the brick building he and his wife, Nancy, had leased on College Street. One raw, overcast November day, they unlatched the door of the Vermont Pub &…
Lost and Found: Signs Reclaim Burlington’s Historic “Little Italy” Neighborhood
Suburban shoppers who park their cars in the garage adjacent to Burlington Town Center and stroll along the featureless concrete wall toward the lake might be forgiven for not realizing that a very different scene existed here nearly half a century ago. Before the wrecking ball began to swing as part of a massive urban…
Lois Farnham Is Battery Park’s Protector
According to Old North End resident Lois Farnham, Battery Park has the finest vista in Burlington. On sunny autumn afternoons, it’s hard to disagree with that superlative. With neatly cut grass underfoot and red-and-gold foliage overhead, the park offers one stunning view of Lake Champlain. But on Halloween morning, gale-force winds and a steady drizzle…
Why is There a “Slash” in the Trees at the U.S.-Canada Border?
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: We just had to ask…
Happy Jawbone Family Band’s Luke Csehak Talks About Writing, Punk and Crystals
There has gotta be something in the water in Brattleboro. Or maybe it’s in the bedrock. How else to explain the seemingly endless strain of unusual sounds, and equally unusual bands, emerging from the small southern Vermont town? Following the lead of artists such as King Tuff, Feathers, Ruth Garbus, Chris and Kurt Weisman and…
News Quirks
Curses, Foiled Again Police who broke up a dog-fighting ring in Florence County, S.C., apprehended fleeing suspect Edward Windham, 32, after one of the dogs involved “took him down,” according to Sheriff Kenney Boone. (Myrtle Beach’s WMBF-TV) Firebuggery The Army acknowledged that it caused a wildfire outside Fairbanks, Alaska, that forced the evacuation of 1200…
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): I’m not a big fan of fear. It gets far more attention than it deserves. The media and entertainment industries practically worship it, and many of us allow ourselves to be riddled with toxic amounts of the stuff. Having said that, though, I do want to put in a good word…
An Essex Christmas Tree Farm Battles Flood Damage
When Whites Christmas Tree Farm in Essex opens for business later this month, children will run up and down the rows of perfectly trimmed Fraser and balsam firs, looking for perfect specimens. The parking lot will be filled with pickups and wagons ready to haul them home. For now, though, the place is tranquil, with…
Theater Review: God of Carnage, Northern Stage
“Don’t judge me while I’m busy judging you,” an underlying theme of “polite” society, has never been more perfectly and comically illustrated than in God of Carnage. Yasmina Reza’s 2009 Tony Award-winning play is currently being performed by Northern Stage in White River Junction. When the play begins, it seems like nothing more than an…
Letters to the Editor
Worth 250 Words… My photo of Burlington city councilors checking the Red Sox game in the middle of F-35 testimony inspired an Off Message blog post entitled “In Burlington City Hall, Eyes on the Ball” [October 29] and also a short write-up in last week’s Last 7. In both, Norm Blais told Seven Days reporter…
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Cilley Hill Pumpkin Glow [SIV328]
10/31/13: For 23 years, former teachers Dick and Ann Squires have been decorating their Cilley Hill Road neighborhood in Jericho with hundreds of pumpkins to celebrate Halloween. Over time, the two day event has been named the Cilley Hill Pumpkin Glow and it attracts visitors from far and wide. This year there were 460 carved…
Sylva “Ti-Boy” Langevin
The family of Sylva “Ti-Boy” Langevin would like to thank all of our friends, family and relatives for their support, prayers and expressions of sympathy. The masses, cards, donations of food and flowers were all received with heartfelt appreciation. We would like to thank the delegations/honor guards of the Vermont State Police, BFA Boys and…
