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Holidays

The Commons’ annual supplement celebrating the season
Wednesday, November 25, 2020 — Issue 589

READERS RESPOND

The Thanksgiving that we'll miss, the traditions that we'll keep

With travel restrictions in effect, readers reflect on the beloved holiday traditions that will be missing this Thanksgiving - and the traditions that are beyond the reach of even a global pandemic

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MEMORABLE MEALS/Dorothy Grover-Read

A tighter, simpler holiday meal

This farro and wild rice salad is a perfect side dish that can easily slip into a baked squash to create a delicious vegetarian entrée

And for dessert: Nantucket cranberry pie

This recipe uses only one bowl and one pan, and it requires no rolling of dough

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Putney Craft Tour goes virtual

Oldest craft tour in the country regroups for online tours, videos, and commerce in the age of COVID-19 - and, in some cases, bringing artists up to the bleeding edge of technology

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A perfect holiday meal, close to home

Agency of Agriculture, Vermont Fresh Network connect local farms and families for the holidays

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Strolling of the Heifers auction raises funds to support programs

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Holiday happenings

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EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK/Jeff Potter

When we can't have our normal holidays, we need them more than ever

The global pandemic in 1918 and a war raging overseas tested our region's people and their resolve. Can the headlines of the era help us make sense of 2020?

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It’s almost ready

By
Randolph T. Holhut

BRATTLEBORO-An achievement that has been decades in the making is about to finally happen with...

A day without internet

By
Devan Monette

BRATTLEBORO-In the predawn hours of Nov. 7, a fire tore through the abandoned remains of...

Foes of Putney housing project get fourth defeat

By
Virginia Ray

PUTNEY-A fourth appeal to the Vermont Supreme Court has proved unsuccessful in stopping the proposed...

Petition brings new public conduct code to Town Meeting

By
Kevin O'Connor

BRATTLEBORO-A group of residents has successfully petitioned for a special Town Meeting to debate whether...

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