BRATTLEBORO — Did you know that kids and adults pick our food? I worked on a farm. I liked eating the mint.
I think it's good that kids pick our food. Kids should work for a little bit of time, but not for a whole day, so they can see their parents.
Mary McCallum used to contribute regularly to the commentary series that used to air on...
Timothy Belknap describes himself as a "downtown resident and Brattleboro lover." BRATTLEBORO-The yes vote to...
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Elections for town offices and the Windham Southeast School District will take place on Tuesday, March 2. The three-year Selectboard seat now held by Brandie Starr will be on the ballot, as will the two one-year seats currently held by Ian Goodnow and Daniel Quipp. Starr, who has served since 2018, told The Commons on Monday that she has not yet decided about whether to seek another term. Quipp, a board member since 2019, announced his intent to seek reelection...
Of late, we at The Commons have been receiving an unprecedented number of contributions to the Voices section, a volume that has outstripped the capacity of your editor to keep up. We are committing to adding pages to the section to meet the demand, starting with next week's issue, and we are also taking steps to increase our editorial capacity, at least temporarily. In the meantime, we appreciate our writers, and we are working diligently to get your contributions into...
The Brattleboro Music Center and Retreat Farm “Music Under the Stars” concert series features Becky Tracy and Keith Murphy on Saturday, Aug. 17. Gates open at 6:30 p.m. with the free concert starting at 7:30 p.m. at Retreat Farm, located at 45 Farmhouse Square (next to Grafton Village Cheese). Tracy and Murphy are dynamic performers of traditional music from Newfoundland, Quebec, Ireland, France, and beyond. According to a news release, “Tracy's fiddling pulses through tasteful arrangements of dance tunes and...
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