BRATTLEBORO-If there can be an obituary for a piece of legislation, then this is it:
BRATTLEBORO-Chloe Learey, executive director of the Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development in...
ROCKINGHAM-The study by a Wyoming EMS consulting firm has recommended that three fire departments -
BRATTLEBORO-After serving 12 years in the Legislature, Rep. Tristan Toleno, D-Brattleboro, is retiring from state...
After nearly seven months of having an absent town clerk and treasurer, approximately 140 residents petitioned the Selectboard to consider changing those positions from elected to appointed. This request will allow the Selectboard to place the articles on the Town Meeting warning. On March 6, through Australian ballot, voters will ultimately decide if the town clerk and treasurer will continue on as elected officials, or if the Selectboard can appoint those positions. At last year's Town Meeting, Denise Germon, a...
Owing to a production error, the print edition of last week's Commons omitted the byline and author information for "We can break the car's cultural grip," a piece written by Rebecca Jones of Brattleboro. Jones is a physician practicing in Brattleboro and a member of 350 Brattleboro, a local volunteer group dedicated to climate justice. To be clear, this was squarely my mistake. The online version of the piece was properly attributed. * * * On a related note: As...
This weekend, a group of talented New England Youth Theater alumni, under the guidance of a visionary local director, are unveiling a new look at a classic tragedy. From June 21 through 23, the NEYT Alumni Association will present a special production of “Blood Wedding” by the Spanish poet and dramatist Federico García Lorca. Rather than merely reviving this celebrated tragedy, NEYT's “Blood Wedding” is transforming it into what director Eric Bass calls a folk opera. Using a new translation...
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