BRATTLEBORO — The Commons will suspend publication for a week so our staff and contributors can recharge their batteries, enjoy the rest of the holiday season, and otherwise gird themselves to produce a good newspaper for you in 2017.
The next issue will be dated Wednesday, Jan. 11. Deadline for news and advertising is Friday, Jan. 6.
All of us at Vermont Independent Media and The Commons offer readers best holiday wishes in these waning days of 2016. See you next year.
BRATTLEBORO-An achievement that has been decades in the making is about to finally happen with...
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PUTNEY-A fourth appeal to the Vermont Supreme Court has proved unsuccessful in stopping the proposed...
BRATTLEBORO-A group of residents has successfully petitioned for a special Town Meeting to debate whether...
Attending Annual Representative Town Meeting has often been an exercise in endurance as meetings, at least in the past 10 years, have stretched well beyond the eight-hour mark. Frustration expressed by some members around the lack of deep conversations at this year's meeting, however, highlighted ARTM's limitation in this regard. By the end of the night, the number of meeting members began to dwindle, prompting remaining members to consider - and ultimately vote down - a non-binding proposal to move...
It's going to be a hard day. I'm trying to be extra kind with myself today. I set this day aside from work, so that I may follow wherever it takes me. One year ago today, I catapulted off my horse Ruby in a barrel race and, today, she leaves for her next stint, as a therapeutic riding horse. At the time of my accident, I was in between appointments to diagnose some dizziness and balance issues I was having,
Doctora Xingona Diana Alvarez and Olivia Nied will co-headline Stage 33 Live at 33 Bridge St. on Sunday, Aug. 27, in a 3 p.m. matinee. Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Nied has been performing as a soloist, ensemble leader, and side person since she was 9 years old in styles ranging from edgy pop to jazz fusion to hip-hop and straight up rock-and-roll. Her solo performances often incorporate looping and multiple instruments. As a transgender/queer musician, Nied often includes LGBTQ+ lyrical themes...
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