Fric Spruyt is a property owner and property manager in Brattleboro and a member of...
BRATTLEBORO-The recent eclipse that Vermonters were able to experience was beyond breathtaking. My husband and...
PUTNEY-As a physician and a hospice volunteer, I read with interest the recent article highlighting...
BELLOWS FALLS-I see as a huge problem the number of apartments and houses being used...
Opponents of the proposal to sell the Newfane Town Offices building and construct a new one met with victory on Election Day, but it was very close. Town Clerk Gloria Cristelli announced the results late Tuesday night, reporting that of 990 ballots cast, 484 voted in favor, 494 were opposed, and there were 12 blanks. “Article 1 failed,” Cristelli wrote in an email to The Commons. This vote was a do-over, accompanied by complications during the past few months. After...
I'm embarrassed to admit that like many folks in the area, I went about the task of readying for Hurricane Irene with half a heart. As a retired EMT, I believe in preparedness, but I felt reasonably sure that I wouldn't seriously have a need for the full gas tank I pumped and the water I purchased. I filled my prescriptions and took other precautions, but like the majority of folks that I saw at the grocery store, I was...
Margo Torrey, one of the founders of the Putney Craft Tour 35 years ago, says she's amazed how her idea for arts patrons to visit artists in their studios has grown and flourished. “Initially we were just a small group of people who work in craft, 13 of us, who gathered together in a building in downtown Putney to show the public what amazing artists lived in this town,” she says. “The great idea of a tour came a couple...
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