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As the iconic marketplace approaches its 45th birthday, we spent a day there with our eyes, ears and notebooks open. Spoiler alert: Lively scenes ahead. PAGE 2 4
BOOM BUST?
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Towns grapple with fireworks costs
ON THE SLIDE
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Vermont’s first soccer bar scores
CONFIDENCE BOOST Ruth Garbus on her new album
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