WEST DUMMERSTON — Seeing the picture of Byron and Lee Stookey reminded of the years of effort this couple has given to the community, and I say “hats off” to both of them.
Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
BRATTLEBORO-In Brattleboro, a significant amount of public discourse happens online. While social media can be...
GREENFIELD, MASS.-When I saw the cover of The Commons, I decided to look over this...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group went off to Asheville, North Carolina! The multicultural group...
The public is invited to attend a forum featuring the candidates running to serve on the Brattleboro Selectboard. The event will take place on Thursday, Feb. 22, from 6 to 8 p.m., in the Selectboard Meeting Room at the Municipal Center, 230 Main St. The forum will be broadcast live on Comcast Channel 1079 (BCTV's Government/Education channel), streamed live on BCTV's Facebook Page and YouTube Channel, and available on brattleborotv.org. Limited seating will be available in the Selectboard Meeting Room.
BRATTLEBORO-The view outside the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) looks a little different now that new work by two Vermont artists is gracing the building's large window bays and front lawn. Collage artist Vanessa Compton and sculptor Lee Williams each present their own complex explorations of what it means to be a human interacting with society and the landscape, in exhibits titled "A Night at the Garden" and "The Wounding," respectively. Both artists use pre-existing and recycled materials to...
Elayne Clift (elayne-clift.com) has written this column about women, politics, and social issues from the earliest days of this newspaper. BRATTLEBORO-In February this year, Texas executed a man named Ivan Cantu for murder despite the fact that evidence discovered post-trial had raised serious questions about his guilt, persuading jurors from his first trial to ask the courts to reconsider his case. A campaign supported by thousands of Texans pushed to pause the execution, and faith leaders called for a closer...
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