BRATTLEBORO — Why do the vast majority of pro-Vermont Yankee pieces printed herewith emanate from New Hampshire?
BRATTLEBORO-Peter Adair's essay is the best piece of writing I have seen in The Commons:
FLORENCE, MASS.-I just read with shock and awe, or just plain enthusiasm, a couple of...
Kris Pavek, a 71-year-old retired midwife and photographer, has often stayed in Brattleboro in summer...
BRATTLEBORO-I have driven down Canal Street in Brattleboro and had a bicycle come flying by...
The Brattleboro Community Thanksgiving Dinner committee issues its annual invitation to, well, everyone. Since its first dinner 41 years ago at the former Common Ground restaurant on Elliot Street, the Community Thanksgiving Dinner has opened its doors and filled the stomachs of diners from Brattleboro, students staying through the holiday break, and even travelers just passing through town - free. According to member Ray Branagan, the Community Thanksgiving Dinner committee fell apart briefly after the Common Ground closed, but the...
To Governor Phil Scott: I am concerned about the cost of Vermont's landfill and recycling system, and how the burden of those costs is passed on to consumers and taxpayers. My family is in the middle of a Zero Waste Challenge, where we attempt to put nothing in the trash can or recycling bin for two weeks. Saying that this is a monumental task is the understatement of the year. My family has decided to change our consumption habits and...
The newest exhibit space at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) is not located within the walls of the museum. The lighting is determined by the weather and the time of day. And you can view the art while driving or walking by at any time, day or night. Each year since 2020, BMAC has displayed large-scale, weather-proof, digital reproductions of one artist's work in the museum's window bays, each one measuring eight feet high and seven feet wide.
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