I love the sketch by Karen Becker of the chorus singing. How refreshing it is to have a drawing done on the site of local activities.
Would that The Commons have more illustrations like this one.
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Nicholas Boke is a freelance writer and international educational consultant. CHESTER-Vermont GOP Chair Paul Dame...
Nancy Braus , a retired independent bookseller, is a longtime activist. GUILFORD-Vermont Yankee, a nuclear...
Also signing this letter were Ellen Martyn, Sara Longsmith, Emilie Kornheiser, Elizabeth Tannenbaum, Peter Fallon,
BRATTLEBORO-Like many of you, I have been outraged by the actions of the Trump administration,
At the Skywarn spotter training, a citizens' severe-weather seminar held in April at Grace Cottage Hospital, National Weather Service (NWS) Meterologist-In-Charge Raymond O'Keefe offered some stories and statistics about local weather and told attendees which types of storms are most common during warm-weather months. The NWS Weather Spotter's Field Guide says, “The U.S. is the most severe-weather-prone country in the world.” The guide says that each year, “people in this country cope with an average of 10,000 thunderstorms, 5,000 floods,
Article 14 on the 2022 Putney ballot asks voters to vote yea or nay on taxing solar farm output. The Town Energy Committee has suggested voting no, after full consideration of the wording of the proposal on the ballot (which had already gone to press) - the reason being that the tax is contrary to the Town's support of alternative energy. There are several community solar farms in Putney, and, with the state already taxing them, the local panel owners...
It's time to mark the dates on the calendar for the 17th annual Roots on the River Music Festival, to be held Friday, June 3, through Sunday, June 5. Headliners Dave Alvin, Mary Gauthier, and The Steel Wheels will highlight the three-day Americana musical fiesta. The schedule has been expanded to add more hours and artists to both Friday and Sunday, as well as a Sunday morning gospel hour. “This year's lineup has a particularly wide range of national and...
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