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I am hopeful for change. I pray we can all be kinder to each other in the midst of these revelations.
Wendy Harrison is one of Windham County's two state senators. BRATTLEBORO-We're talking a lot about...
LEYDEN, MASS.-I was lucky to have been born in Boston in 1947 and never served...
WARDSBORO-I agree, we do need facts. Have you heard of CWD (chronic wasting disease)? It's...
The writer is president of Vermont Friends of Israel. ATHENS-In response to Bert Picard's criticisms...
Lana Dever is stepping down from the Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) school board, effective June 16. “The merged board with 10 schools is new and it is a heavy load,” the board's Brattleboro representative told The Commons of her decision to resign. “This is a job with a ton of work and minimal support done by people who care deeply,” Dever continued. “This new iteration of the board requires a massive amount of work and it isn't sustainable for...
One night in February 2020, a homeless man in Bennington went to sleep under a bridge. He had a voucher to spend the night in a Motel 6 miles down the road, but he didn't have a ride to get there. It was 4 degrees outside. Thierry Heuga died that night. The next day would have been his 58th birthday. I mourned Thierry's shortened life, the disappearance of his laughing eyes and kind heart. I mourned this dire issue in...
The Blanche Moyse Chorale presents a program of four cantatas by J.S. Bach, dedicated to the memory of beloved baritone Sanford Sylvan, on Friday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m., at the Brattleboro Music Center. Under the direction of Mary Westbrook-Geha, the Chorale has selected four cantatas that Sylvan sang during more than 20 years of warm affiliation with the Chorale and with the New England Bach Festival and Marlboro Music Festival. Sylvan died...
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