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New Marlborough 5 Village News

February 2023

In this issue: Tom Brazie’s view of the joys of farming in winter, and Frank Twing’s combination of racing cars and fixing them.

Also: A profile of Selectman Bill West, an explanation of the personal property tax for second homeowners, and the origin and development of Maggies List. There’s also the first installment of a new quarterly feature on The Night Shy, by Ruben Keir, which will have us tracking celestial events.

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