BRATTLEBORO — Thanks for the great coverage of the film Boy Meets Girl! It's wonderful to have the support of The Commons for our work and this event.
I wanted to send a quick note regarding the use of the word “transgendered” in the article.
“Transgender” is an adjective - used to describe folks and their gender identity - and should not have an “-ed” added.
Mary McCallum used to contribute regularly to the commentary series that used to air on...
Timothy Belknap describes himself as a "downtown resident and Brattleboro lover." BRATTLEBORO-The yes vote to...
WEST TOWNSHEND-When I learned, as a girl, about the lead-up to Kristallnacht, I had thought...
BRATTLEBORO-The headline made me curious enough to read this one person's opinion of a local...
Climate change has taken center stage, from youth-led protests, to newspaper op-eds, to conversations at the Tuesday night Selectboard meetings. Most of these events have reflected a high-pitched, we're-all-going-to-die-and-nobody-cares urgency. On Nov. 19, in a meeting at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, the state legislative Climate Solutions Caucus struck a different, more-measured and practical, note: Climate change is here. This is what we're doing about it. This is how you can help. The meeting was one of many the caucus is...
Brattleboro Common Sense has a broad and practical agenda to address the housing crisis, including emergency housing in RVs. Rights and Democracy (RAD) and BCS are working out a joint proposal not for eviction alone, but also for rent control. We hope it will be a model for the state campaign. Since BCS started negotiating with the Selectboard on the Fair Evictions and Rents Law (FERL) in 2020, we have consulted with many allies and are ready and eager to...
The Austine School for the Deaf closed its doors in 2014, and the tiny gymnasium where standouts such as Darryl Wetzel, Mike Carter, Madonna Coburn, and Jill Donohue once played is now home to the Brattleboro Winter Farmers’ Market. The school itself is now owned by the Winston Prouty Center and is home to several other tenants. The basketball court looks pretty much as it did when the Austine Arrows boys’ and girls’ basketball teams were playing, albeit a little...
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