Tuesday, January 20, 2026

News and Ideas Worth Sharing

Brigitte Ruthman

Sandisfield resident Brigitte Ruthman is a farmer and a reporter for the Republican-American newspaper in Waterbury, Connecticut.

written articles

Twenty-two years after vanishing in the ice, memories of the search for young Shirley Palmer haunt her rescuers

When 5-year-old Shirley Ann Palmer slipped beneath the ice on the Housatonic River, hundreds answered the call to find her. Hundreds more came to support them. For six days, Great Barrington held its breath.
spot_img

The Edge Is Free To Read.

But Not To Produce.