BRATTLEBORO-The name "Somethin' Else" refers to the 1958, desert-island-worthy recording by saxophonist Cannonball Adderley that...
BRATTLEBORO-New England Youth Theatre (NEYT) has come full circle with the naming of Ben Stockman...
BRATTLEBORO-An exhibition of paintings by Mary Wright and Ellen Maddrey, "Sensing Landscape," is now on...
BELLOWS FALLS-On Friday, Oct. 4, at 7:30 p.m., an international concert series begins at the...
As an army doctor in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969, Robert Tortolani got to see the war from a variety of perspectives. He saw the jungle on the ground directly supporting the medics and soldiers in harm's way. He also saw it from the air, as he would be taken by helicopter between the five companies for which the young doctor was responsible. “I was doing house calls constantly in helicopters,” he told The Commons. He was stationed at a...
Once upon a time, if you asked a member of the Republican Party to tell you what their party stands for, they would likely say they are a party that supports small government, maintaining a strong military, and upholding the rule of law; a party that supports individual responsibility, family values, and respect for institutions and tradition. Once upon a time, liberals and conservatives might have disagreed on policy, but there was agreement on the big principles - upholding the...
Sundog Poetry Center has announced an inaugural book award for a first or second poetry manuscript, a contest open to all Vermont-based poets. Green Writers Press, of Brattleboro, will design and print the winning book and distribute it nationwide. The final judge is Vermont poet laureate and award-winning poet Mary Ruefle of Bennington. In 2014, poets Tamra Higgins and Mary Jane Dickerson founded the Sundog Poetry Center, a nonprofit whose mission is to promote poetry for the enrichment of people's...
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