Thanks so much for publishing such an excellent piece on Dave Shapiro's sad and untimely passing [“How could this happen?”, The Commons, May 4].
I really appreciated that you took the time to look at this in depth.
Cal Glover-Wessel grew up in Brattleboro and lives here again after a few years of...
PUTNEY-I am grateful to call Bex Slattery a colleague, blessed to call her a friend,
WILMINGTON-As a former Vernon resident (and one dying to move back there!) I wholeheartedly endorse...
BRATTLEBORO-Oscar Heller is my choice for the three-year seat on the Brattleboro Selectboard. As a...
The growth over the past three years of Home at Last, a nonprofit that provides permanent housing to homeless veterans, is a mixed blessing. It now owns five mobile homes in the Brattleboro area, providing housing for seven occupants. It is close to obtaining a sixth. But for Home at Last founder Bob Miller of West Brattleboro, that growth has meant that the problem of homelessness among veterans is just getting bigger. “It's not even a drop in the bucket,”
It's the time of year again when the Windham County Heat Fund reminds all of the generous people in the county that our less-fortunate friends and neighbors will need your help once again as we approach another heating season. The Windham County Heat Fund was created in 2005 by Richard Davis and me to help people in Windham County, Vt. who are not able to buy enough heating fuel to make it through the winter. We do not give money...
The Vermont Jazz Center is delighted to present an evening of music with NEA Jazz Master Sheila Jordan. On Saturday, June 1, at 8 p.m., Jordan will perform the first set with me on piano, bassist Genevieve Rose, and drummer Billy Drummond. The second set will feature Jordan singing with several surprise-guest performers and the rhythm section. This concert is one of many festive occasions throughout the world celebrating Jordan's 90th birthday, which took place on Nov. 18, 2018. Sheila...
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