Lana Dever is stepping down from the Windham Southeast School District (WSESD) school board, effective June 16. “The merged board with 10 schools is new and it is a heavy load,” the board's Brattleboro representative told The Commons of her decision to resign. “This is a job with a ton of work and minimal support done by people who care deeply,” Dever continued. “This new iteration of the board requires a massive amount of work and it isn't sustainable for...
The public is invited to take part in welcoming a new art-based business to Rockingham by joining the official grand opening of Ad Hoc Art Gallery at 23 Canal St. in Bellows Falls. The grand opening will be Friday, Nov. 17, from 5 to 8 p.m. Original artwork in many mediums will be displayed, and refreshments will be served. The Gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and all other days by appointment. The micro-coop...
Entergy officials say they decided to close Vermont Yankee because of the low price of natural gas. If that's true, why is the company continuing to run its five other nuclear power plants, including Pilgrim near Boston and Indian Point in New York? The real reason Vermont Yankee is closing is because of the thousands of ordinary people who saw through Entergy's lies (“nuclear power is safe, clean, and reliable, and it doesn't cause climate change”) and volunteered countless hours...
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