Nancy Braus, a retired independent bookseller, is a longtime activist. Since she submitted this piece,
BRATTLEBORO-Since moving to Brattleboro over a year ago, I have learned that there are so...
BRATTLEBORO-The Anti-Defamation League's 2024 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents reports a deeply troubling rise in antisemitism...
DEERFIELD, MASS.-U.S. Rep. Becca Balint claims that President Trump "does not give a damn about...
After a year of turmoil and trouble, the Brattleboro Food Co-op threw itself a party on Saturday, Nov. 12. Even though its new store has been open since June, and the tenants have been moving into the 24 new apartments above the store since September, the co-op held off on its grand opening celebration until the last crucial piece of the $9 million dollar project was completed - the parking lot. There is a bit more to be done on...
When Andrea Fontana set out to write a coming-of-age graphic novel set in the 1980s, he decided it would take place in Brattleboro - a place where, oddly, the writer, essayist, and lover of film and comic books from Genova, Italy, has never set foot. But with the electronic help of dozens of members of a local Facebook group, Clara and the Shadows, which will be published in Italy next year, will include some touches of local authenticity. For the...
It is so very nice for Darah Kehnemuyi to come out of retirement to fill the important position of executive director of the Brattleboro Community Justice Center. The restorative board and its programs are a great idea, and I have seen them be very successful. Thanks!
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.