Monthly Archives: June 2021

Jun
17
2021

The Rattler Strikes Back

by Gary Sanderson

One never knows what interesting little tidbits of local lore will appear in 19th-century newspapers, be they little blurbs of town gossip, full-length news stories, obituaries, articles of interest lifted and “localized” from faraway publications, and even advertisements. To briefly digress, I can’t help but recall aspiring young reporters who joined the newsroom from fancy […]

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Jun
08
2021

Trust Temple On Swamp-Fite Site

by Gary Sanderson

In recent years an intense spotlight has focused its beam on the Falls Fight of May 19, 1676 – the bloodiest day in the history of our splendid slice of the Connecticut Valley. Much federal money has been and will continue to be spent trying to pin down exactly what happened before, during, and after […]

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