WESTMINSTER — The story in the November issue on the Twelve Tribes, the new owners of the Common Ground Restaurant in Brattleboro, erroneously described the religious community as a tax-exempt organization.
“We pay property taxes and school taxes (and then home school our children),” notes Melavav, a member of the community who runs the group's Common Loaf Bakery.
The Commons regrets the error.
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