BRATTLEBORO — RE: “Running the numbers: BaBB prepares for upcoming public hearings” [Jan. 30]:
There is nearly unanimous agreement in the community that we all would like to keep the Robert H. Gibson River Garden a public space.
I don't think this article really addresses the true question: How do we develop a viable financial plan so that whoever is managing the building (BaBB or another entity) can run the building without going five figures in debt every year?
Dan DeWalt, a frequent contributor to these pages and one of the founders of this...
Steev Lynn works internationally, currently reporting on the civil war in Myanmar after a military...
CAVENDISH-It's crucial to address the underlying motivations behind this opposition about HCRS's use of AI...
The writer is a member of the Putney Housing Solutions Task Force, a community group...
Vermont Independent Media, publisher of The Commons, invites the public to an online conversation on housing with U.S. Rep. Becca Balint on Monday, March 18, at 7 p.m. Balint will be interviewed by award-winning Commons reporter Joyce Marcel, kicking off a revived year-long series of Voices Live interviews, in-person events, and Special Focus sections in the pages of the newspaper. The discussion with Balint will focus on roadblocks and new opportunities to address Windham County's housing needs at the federal...
I'll admit, I had been a little skeptical when I purchased the tickets to Tristan und Isolde earlier in the summer. Wagner is a major undertaking for the largest, most established opera houses in the biggest of cities - what could we possibly expect from a newly formed company (Tundi Productions) based in a town of 12,000 and performing in a jewel-box theatre mostly used for movies? And even though Tristan is relatively modest by Wagnerian standards - five main...
The artwork of Helen (Fuller) Eddy will be on display at the Wardsboro Public Library at 170 Main St. during library hours in the months of October and November. Eddy grew up in the U.K. but lives in and has long been connected to the Stratton area. She has lived in Germany and Texas, and in Maryland, where she did social work for 28 years. After her retirement, she became a full-time Stratton resident in 2007. Her interests and talents...
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