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.
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The town will move its traditional Independence Day celebration online this July 4 due to COVID-19 public safety concerns and state crowd-size limits. The volunteer “By the People: Brattleboro Goes Fourth” citizens committee and town Recreation & Parks Department typically hold a parade downtown and family activities and fireworks at Living Memorial Park. However, this year, the town's 47th annual free family Independence Day festivities will shift to several digital offerings. According to a news release, this includes a two-week...
Bernie Sanders has been properly drawing attention to the declining standard of living for the American middle class. In the process, he has been attacking trade deals, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement and the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership, for causing the loss of jobs in this country. Is this stance not ignoring a more serious underlying reality - one that, admittedly, no politician wishes to confront in an election year lest the voters kill the messenger, yet one...
Acclaimed pysanky artist and instructor Jenny Santa Maria leads a hands-on workshop on the traditional Ukrainian folk art of egg decoration on Saturday, April 1, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC). In the two-hour workshop, Santa Maria will describe the history and traditions surrounding pysanky, demonstrate decorating techniques, and lead participants in making their own eggs. This workshop is for adults and teens (ages 13 and up). The fee of $55 ($45...
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