Kris Pavek, a 71-year-old retired midwife and photographer, has often stayed in Brattleboro in summer...
Details about the event appear in a news story this issue. BRATTLEBORO-On June 14, Flag...
BENNINGTON, VERMONT / ZIKHRON YAAKOV, ISRAEL-The Shalom Alliance is working to advance the cause of...
BRATTLEBORO-The Commons has recently published a number of commentaries and letters to the editor regarding...
What started out as a one-man protest in the spirit of the Occupy Wall Street encampment in Zuccotti Park in New York has turned into a interesting legal dilemma for the town. Anthony Gilbert, 37, of Ann Arbor, Mich., has been camped out on the common since Oct. 7. Brattleboro Police have politely asked him to leave several times over the past week, but Gilbert has declined to so. On Monday morning, Gilbert met with Town Manager Barbara Sondag and...
The Vermont Agency of Transportation is planning to take down the pair of beautiful steel Interstate 91 bridges over the West River in Brattleboro and replace them with an ugly concrete bridge. State officials say there is very little time for public discussion about this plan because the federal government has set a strict deadline for funding the project. People should look at the drawings of the agency's proposed bridge (the drawings are available by calling Gov. Peter Shumlin's office),
Cotton Mill Arts invites Windham County artists and artisans to apply for the Cotton Mill Open Studio & Holiday Sale, Dec. 7-9. Final registration for this year's event is Aug. 15. Photos and descriptions of products intended for sale at the event must be submitted along with an artist statement. Cotton Mill Open Studio & Holiday Sale is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year highlighting local artists, artisans, and entrepreneurs in the creative economy. At first, the event featured the...
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