Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
Timothy Belknap is a Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting member representing District 9. BRATTLEBORO-To the Brattleboro...
Howard Fairman, a native Vermonter, likes to study official public documents and presentations, research their...
New Englanders have long been known for thrift, but they are also notable for not being afraid to jump on board with new ideas, their economy, energy and creative entrepreneurship the necessary ingredients to making visions come true. In this spirit, the Bellows Falls Island, current home to the Waypoint interpretive center, and the Intermodal Center run by Destination Bellows Falls, is undergoing yet another revival. The Intermodal Center, a “true transportation hub” idea is an idea whose time has...
While opting out of selling retail cannabis for now would give our town time to plan, opting in will most likely be a permanent - and irreversible - decision. On March 2, residents of Brattleboro will vote on whether the town should allow cannabis dispensaries once retail sales become legal in Vermont in 2022. That's not a long way off, but our community still has some time left to have a much-needed conversation about what retail sales of cannabis in...
An adolescent alternative-rock band from Brattleboro, Nomad vs. Settler, took first prize in Youth Services' Battle of the Bands. The performance took place Nov. 6 during Brattleboro's Gallery Walk Night in front of an enthusiastic crowd of several hundred fans. Sponsored by Whetstone Station, Supreme Fitness, and Hazel Restaurant, the competition took place between six area bands that were judged on crowd appeal, musical technicality, stage performance, and originality. Nomad vs. Settler first came together as a band just over...
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 1212, Brattleboro, VT 05302
Physical address:
139 Main St, Suites 601A and 604, Brattleboro, VT 05302
The Commons is published by Vermont Independent Media, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.