BRATTLEBORO — The Archer Mayor bit seems irrelevant and insensitive. I'm surprised you let this go to print.
I expect better from The Commons.
Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
BRATTLEBORO-In Brattleboro, a significant amount of public discourse happens online. While social media can be...
GREENFIELD, MASS.-When I saw the cover of The Commons, I decided to look over this...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group went off to Asheville, North Carolina! The multicultural group...
The state has refined application guidelines for the fledgling economic development program designed to help businesses and nonprofits create jobs. Created last year, the Windham County Economic Development Program looks to help revive the county's economy in the wake of losing high-wage jobs from the closure of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant. At a Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon on April 15, Gov. Peter Shumlin made his goals for the program funding clear - jobs, jobs, and more jobs.
Main Street Arts will host an exhibit of the work of artist Sloane Dawson through July 22, with an opening reception Thursday, June 23, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Dawson has titled her show “The Hammer's Song,” and is asking viewers to “puzzle the intent, participate in the imaginative life of the artwork, and rejoice with the artist in the spirit of creativity,” according to a news release. Her works are collages of seemingly-unrelated material she assembles into objects that...
There is no such thing as a free lunch - and those who are trying to convince you otherwise are going to hurt the Brattleboro school kids if you believe them. I'm talking about the school mega-merger on the ballot for Nov. 7. The big merger plan calls for equity between the schools in Brattleboro and the smaller schools in Guilford, Putney, and Dummerston. In a nutshell, equity means that the smaller schools will get the special programs currently enjoyed...
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