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...
An early-morning house fire on Jan. 6 at 420 Schoolhouse Rd. that left two people dead was caused by accidental means. That was the outcome of an investigation, led by Vermont State Police Det. Sgt. J.P. Schmidt from the Rockingham barracks, into the fatal fire. According to Schmidt's report, which was released on Jan. 13, detectives with the state police's Fire Investigations Unit and Bureau of Criminal Investigation determined that the fire was caused by accidental means - most likely...
The Wardsboro Library, 107 Main St., is hosting an exhibit of local artist and teacher Arlo Monroe during the month of March. The Monroe family moved from Iowa to Wardsboro in 1931. Arlo Monroe's father had bought a 28-acre farm on what is now Main Street. The farmhouse is the present site of the Wardsboro Public Library. His paintings are loaned by family and friends, and include familiar scenes of Wardsboro's past. A reception for the artist will be held...
As many of us are still not able to join together, may this story be a comfort. Having been living in this region for only a few months before Passover, I found myself on my own. I had spent a few Seders by myself in previous years, but that was by choice - unlike this time. So, determined not to be alone, I happened upon a very different type of Seder, but one I would not trade for anything. It...
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