The brothers’ art-filled upbringings would take them from auditoriums in Randolph to arenas and stages worldwide, working with people like Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Ryan Gosling and more.

Last June, Brattleboro lowered its local voting age to 16 following a decade of resistance and two gubernatorial vetoes. A check with Waterbury and local officials in other nearby towns found little interest in the move, although a Harwood civics teacher says it has merit.