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Correction

Wednesday, May 21, 2014 — Issue 255

Membership fees for Brattleboro Time Trade are $60 per year. The wrong amount was reported in the May 14 edition of The Commons.

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WSESD, WSESU press the state for supervisory union expansion

By
Virginia Ray

BRATTLEBORO-As the provisos of this year's education reform law set in, the Windham Southeast School...

Selectboard seeks ideas for next year's budget priorities

By
Virginia Ray

BRATTLEBORO-The Selectboard will host a listening session to kick off the fiscal year 2027 budget...

Senior meals director departs after 10 years

By
Lauren Harkawik

JACKSONVILLE-After overseeing the senior meals program for 10 years, Terrie Dumaine is stepping down from...

Heat Fund braces for region's loss of federal fuel aid

By
Randolph T. Holhut and Jeff Potter

BRATTLEBORO-The Windham County Heat Fund, with the help of a $20,000 matching grant, is kicking...

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Senate primary race kicks off for Democrats

By
Olga Peters
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 — Issue 265

A forum of the four Democratic candidates for State Senate kicked the 2014 election season into gear. About 50 people filled the small first-floor meeting room of the Townshend Town Hall the evening of July 24. The candidates answered questions on healthcare reform, school consolidation, energy policies, economic development, and campaign finance. Incumbent Sen. Jeanette White of Putney and newcomers Becca Balint of Brattleboro, Joan Bowman of Putney, and former state Commissioner of Agriculture Roger Allbee of Townshend spoke before...

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Voices

Your fears don’t trump my rights

By
John Gannon
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 — Issue 209

RE: “New group brings post-Newtown debate to Vermont” [News, June 19]: We do not need or want gun control in Vermont, Ann Braden. If you do not like our state's gun laws, you are welcome to return to Connecticut. And there is not a right to be free from fear. Your fears do not trump my rights. And to Rep. Linda Waite-Simpson (D-Essex Junction): We beat your attacks on our rights back once, and we stand ready to do it...

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Arts

Vermont Everyone Eats documentary comes to Latchis

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 — Issue 784

BRATTLEBORO-Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA), Downtown Brattleboro Alliance, and Latchis Arts are teaming up to present Ramen Day - The Vermont Everyone Eats Story, in partnership with the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD) and documentarian Corey Hendrickson for a one-week run at the Latchis Theatre. This 35-minute film about the Vermont Everyone Eats (VEE) program featuring local participants opens on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. It will be followed by a panel discussion with those integral...

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