BRATTLEBORO — It's a sad day when a writer loses a job. I hope Pat Smith and Mike Fahar find meaningful work that will continue to contribute to their community.
Annie Landenberger is a freelance writer who contributes regularly to these pages. WILLIAMSVILLE-I marched with...
Michael Knapp is a software developer and entrepreneur who is passionate about social justice. GUILFORD-As...
Green Mountain Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (GMRSVP) would like to thank the voters of...
BELLOWS FALLS-Greater Falls Connections (GFC), a substance misuse prevention coalition located in Bellows Falls, thanks...
Petitions available for Brattleboro town elections BRATTLEBORO - Petitions for Town and Town School District officers and Town Meeting Members are available at the Town Clerk's office. Town elections are Tuesday, March 3, in the Selectboard Meeting Room of the Municipal Center. Annual Representatives Town Meeting is Saturday, March 21, in the BAMS multi-purpose room. Petitions for town officers must contain at least 30 valid signatures of registered Brattleboro voters and be filed in the clerk's office no later than...
On March 11, 10 years will have passed since the terrible tsunami and meltdowns of nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi complex in Japan. The catastrophe is far from over. In fact, most of the impossible problems the world faced on the day of the event have yet to be solved. The reality is that the radiation continues to be at too high a level for decontamination experts to clean up. There are several notable areas of concern. • The...
Jon Katz, best-selling author of 26 books, will headline the Dover Free Library's annual Dessert Social to benefit the library on Thursday, Aug. 6. In a telephone conversation with The Commons, Katz said he doesn't like to do readings, but he “loves conversations.” A longtime journalist and contributor to a variety of publications, including The Boston Globe, Rolling Stone, and Wired, Katz has mostly shifted his focus from technology and society to “writing about animals in a thoughtful way,” he...
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