RE: “A good session for our lawmakers” [Editorial, May 16]:
A “good session” if you call redistributing other people's money good.
AmÉe LaTour is a writer for nonprofits and lover of words and human beings. Recovery...
BRATTLEBORO-Peter Adair's essay is the best piece of writing I have seen in The Commons:
FLORENCE, MASS.-I just read with shock and awe, or just plain enthusiasm, a couple of...
Kris Pavek, a 71-year-old retired midwife and photographer, has often stayed in Brattleboro in summer...
Local and regional designers plan to blow out of the water the reputation that Vermonters are fashion-challenged with a major fundraiser for Brattleboro Area Hospice (BAH) on Saturday, Nov. 19. The “Wild Night on the Catwalk: Compassion for Fashion” runway show will feature designers' one-of-a-kind creations using repurposed fashions. The program will benefit Brattleboro Area Hospice and its Experienced Goods Thrift Shops. “The Runway Show will take the idea of 're-fashioning' to a whole new level,” said BAH executive director...
In-Sight's first Youth Photo Contest & Fair is off to a good start, say organizers, with 19 youths submitting more than 50 images so far, but the Contest & Fair planning committee says many potential entrants have asked for more time, so they have extended the entry deadline to Sept. 17 at midnight. Youths (ages 11 to 18) living within an hour of Brattleboro are invited to submit images. Entrants do not have to be In-Sight students, and it is...
A love story. Breathing new life into unusual, forgotten properties is a gift for all. May the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center's purchase inspire others to treasure history and not rebuild so fast. Thank you for sharing this piece.
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