BRATTLEBORO-An achievement that has been decades in the making is about to finally happen with...
BRATTLEBORO-In the predawn hours of Nov. 7, a fire tore through the abandoned remains of...
PUTNEY-A fourth appeal to the Vermont Supreme Court has proved unsuccessful in stopping the proposed...
BRATTLEBORO-A group of residents has successfully petitioned for a special Town Meeting to debate whether...
After inquiries from The Commons about process and potential open meeting law violations during its appointment of a new, five-member Planning Commission on Jan. 10, the Selectboard responded to some of those questions. After declining to respond by press time on Tuesday, Jan. 11, the board sent an email on Friday, Jan. 14 with a “timeline” of events. The correspondence followed a Thursday, Jan. 13 special meeting and executive session for “confidential attorney-client communications for the purpose of providing legal...
I am writing in reference to Thelma O'Brien's interview with William Leons [July 25]. I found the article to be very interesting and informative. William Leons and his wife, Kim, are currently my neighbors, so we have become friends, and he has shared some of his story with us. There is one notable error in reporting that I feel compelled to report. As a child of 6 during the German occupation of Rotterdam, his mother warned him if he were...
Rockingham Free Public Library will join with WOOL-FM 101.1, Falls Area Community Television, Village Square Booksellers, and readers around the world for the third annual World Book Night, on Tuesday, April 23. World Book Night is dedicated to spreading the love of reading person-to-person to those without means or access to printed books. On April 23, volunteer “book givers” will distribute half a million free World Book Night paperbacks in more than 6,000 towns and cities across the country. An...
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