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Representative Town Meeting debates budget

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 — Issue 817

BRATTLEBORO-The May 27 Special Representative Town Meeting took place after this issue of The Commons went to press.

Look for news about the meeting, and the consequences of meeting members' decisions related to town finances, in next week's newspaper.

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In Brattleboro, a call to return Town Meeting to all the voters

By
Virginia Ray

BRATTLEBORO-On June 4, members of the Charter Revision Commission voted 6-0 "to move away from"

BMH cuts 6 administrative posts in effort to balance budget

By
Kevin O'Connor

BRATTLEBORO-Brattleboro Memorial Hospital has cut six administrative posts as it seeks $4 million in reductions...

In Bellows Falls, a quiet protest draws hundreds to the streets

By
Robert F. Smith

BELLOWS FALLS-Another large, colorful, peaceful crowd lined the main street of Bellows Falls on June...

Big turnout for ‘No Kings’ march in Brattleboro

By
Joyce Marcel

BRATTLEBORO-It seems as if President Donald Trump is not popular in Windham County, either. On...

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Bellows Falls Historical Society makes a big move

By
Robert F. Smith
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 — Issue 820

BELLOWS FALLS-After using several temporary sites for its collection, the Bellows Falls Historical Society (BFHS) held a grand opening on June 14 at its new permanent location at 46 Canal St. Founded in 1965 by Bob Ashcroft, Bob Adams, and Alice Hawkins in order to save the historic Adams Grist Mill, leaders of the BFHS say they finally have an adequate building to house and display the Society's considerable collection of documents, photos and artifacts. The Historical Society originally used...

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Voices

U.S. support of Gaza policy will lead us nowhere but to hell

By
Andy Davis
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 — Issue 816

BRATTLEBORO-The current state-sponsored denial of all food, water, medical supplies, and humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza is not a "war." Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is attempting to force the will of his government on the Palestinian people through suffering and starvation. This is a brutal tactic used throughout history, and it is why we have the Geneva Conventions. Netanyahu's policies are hugely divisive and widely condemned in his own country. And yet these policies continue for his...

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Arts

Tour of transition

By
Annie Landenberger
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 — Issue 773

WILLIAMSVILLE-Rock River Artists (RRA) hosts its annual open studio tour this weekend in studios as varied as the artists themselves. At sites from Newfane to Marlboro, the public is welcome to visit, to engage with artists, and, of course, to make a purchase. While one could expect to see a dozen and more artists on this summer mainstay, this year only seven studios will be open: those of potters Richard Foye and Mucuy Bolles and of visual artists Deidre Scherer,

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