ATHENS — “This is not normal,” a New York City resident observed the other day about the polar vortex, snow, ice, then spring-like days followed by more snow and more ice. “The Earth is off its axis or something.”
You think?
Tim Kipp, a political activist since the 1960s, is a retired history and political science...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
Brattleboro Police have identified a suspect in a cold case involving a 2011 fire at Entergy headquarters on Old Ferry Road. Investigators ruled the Sept. 20, 2011 fire suspicious after a preliminary investigation. According to Det. Lt. Michael Carrier of the Brattleboro Police Department, the case has been categorized as cold, but it remained active. On Sept. 8, light was shed on the mystery when the department received a call with new information, wrote Carrier in a Sept. 11 press...
Stone Church Arts will present the New England Mandolin Ensemble and participants in the seventh Festival of Mandolin Chamber Music with special guest conductor, Jacob Rouven of Israel, in concert on Sunday, July 10, at 3 p.m. The concert takes place in the air-conditioned Chapel at Immanuel Episcopal Church, 20 Church St, according to a news release. Founded by August Watters, a Boston-area teacher and composer, the Festival of Mandolin Chamber Music is designed for the classical mandolin community and...
WEST BRATTLEBORO-Free the drugs. I suggest the state of Vermont offers free drugs administered by trained medics from mobile vans. People with addictions can be invited, educated, and administered free drugs. If these patients show interest, then alternative medications and other modalities to control and end addiction can be offered. Extreme? What is extreme is abandoning people with addictions to be preyed upon by drug dealers and gangs. Falling into the trap of buying illegal drugs leads to home invasions,
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.