BRATTLEBORO — We here at Harmony Underground see the problem hour by hour. People are afraid to come in the parking lot, and I don't blame them.
We would love to see a business watch, like a neighborhood watch. What can be done?
Lisa Chase is retired and lives in Putney, where she is a member of the...
BRATTLEBORO-I want to express my support for those of my neighbors, the children at my...
BRATTLEBORO-It's good to see the American flag flying at half-staff again after the exoneration of...
BRATTLEBORO-The incoming president has now signed pardons for the violent treasonous folks who stormed the...
It's tough to walk away from a family business that has been part of the community for nearly a century, but on Dec. 27, Dennis and Debbie Baker announced that they had made that decision. Baker's Hallmark, located in the Hannaford Plaza on Putney Road, will close at the end of January. “It's time,” Debbie Baker told The Commons. “I'm 72 and Dennis is 74. We wanted to be able to close it in a healthy way while we were...
I've known Tim Wessel, who seeks to represent Windham County in the state Legislature, for over 20 years; he has always impressed me as being a good listener, a team player, thoughtful, evenhanded and deliberate in his actions. I have greatly appreciated the work that he's done on the Brattleboro Selectboard; Tim was the chair during the very first year of the pandemic; he was instrumental in the creation and funding of our skatepark, and he worked hard to protect...
PUTNEY-Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present Eastern European folk/Polish traditional/Global Roots music ensemble Polky at Next Stage, 15 Kimball Hill, on Saturday, May 4, at 7:30 p.m. This Toronto-based band, featuring 2022 Canadian Folk Music Awards "Traditional Singer of The Year" winner Ewelina Ferenc and suka (lap fiddle) player Marta Solek, "delights audiences with joyful vocal harmonies, unusual instruments, and upbeat performances," write organizers in a news release. The group draws inspiration from Poland's cultural tapestry, blending traditional...
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