BARRE — For the first time ever, the big finish to this year’s Barre Heritage Festival will coincide with the autumnal equinox on what — at least for the moment
MONTPELIER â When it comes to the tales of central Vermontâs Twin Cities, it is mercifully time for some 2020 hindsight.
The dominant story line â the COVID-19 crisis â was the same in Barre as it was in Montpelier for much of the year thatâs about to end.
If nothing else, the pandemic was the great equalizer â forcing communities to confront common problems in the context of a global public health crisis the likes of which the world hadnât seen in more than 100 years.
And yet, while there were plenty of predictable similarities, the Granite Cityâs version of 2020 was distinctly different from the Capital City edition in ways that were jarring if you were paying attention to both.