The small state of Vermont has, believe it or not, 187 libraries. "From my perspective, libraries are as American as apple pie," Catherine Delneo, the Vermont state librarian and commissioner of libraries, told The Commons. She described the state's libraries as "a vital piece of our of our community, because they're providing access to information and free access to information and free speech and the right to use the library and do research and to read" - all "really fundamental...
-Despite a cold and rainy Saturday, thousands of Vermonters poured into the streets to protest the Trump administration and its policies at "Hands Off!" rallies in Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, Chester, and Wilmington on April 5. More than 150 activist groups were involved in organizing 1,200 such marches and rallies across all 50 states, and southern Vermont turned out in force. Organizers estimated that more than 1,500 people showed up in Brattleboro, more than 500 turned out in Chester, and a...
BRATTLEBORO-George Stone Sr., closing in on his 101st birthday, is one of the last members of a dwindling fellowship - veterans of World War II. Stone served in the Army's 623rd Engineer Light Equipment Company as a combat engineer. His unit, assigned to the 1103rd Engineer Combat Group, landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 23, 1944, just 17 days after D-Day. Driving a Caterpillar D7 armored bulldozer across Europe through some of the toughest battles in the European...
-On a Sunday night, Kelsey Rice found her abuser at her home again, out on bail after an arrest hours earlier. The courts had ordered him to stay away. He didn't. He assaulted her that March 2019 night, she said, threatening to kill them both - and not for the first time. Authorities should've told Rice, who lives in the Brattleboro area, that the man was getting out. She didn't get a call until days later, she told state lawmakers...
BRATTLEBORO-The cause of the March 26 fires that temporarily displaced 126 at the School of International Training (SIT) on Kipling Road “will be listed as undetermined," according to Brattleboro Assistant Fire Chief Charles Keir III. Keir added that the origin of the fires were determined to not be suspicious. According to the fire department, Brattleboro emergency personnel received an alarm call from SIT at 11:11 a.m. Units arrived at 11:19 a.m. and first-arriving crews located a fire in Gamble Residence, a...
BRATTLEBORO-Caz Clark is the safety and outreach manager at the Brattleboro Food Co-op, a position that was created in 2022. There, he interacts with folks in need and finds ways to help connect them to many local organizations. He also serves on the board at Groundworks Collaborative, and he's a member of the town of Brattleboro Situation Table. Caz fills a place in our town we didn't even know we needed. He has a view of Brattleboro that's gritty, real,