BRATTLEBORO — Thank you, Meg McCarthy, for your well-written commentary.
It is important that Vermont keep its prisoners here in Vermont - especially when they have lived the majority of their lives here.
Robin Rieske is facilitator of CSUR, a collaborative effort that includes Voices of Hope, Turning...
Em Megas-Russell, a licensed social worker, Brattleboro resident, and business owner, collaborated on the Community...
Lisa Jablow is a longtime animal advocate and a board member of Protect Our Wildlife...
Jeff Potter has edited The Commons since 2008 and has been working in and around...
It's time, once again, to make the doughnuts. And the bread. A saga with as many twists as a cruller came to an end on May 27 with the news that a family-owned Canadian baker is buying the recently closed Koffee Kup Bakery of Burlington and its subsidiary, Vermont Bread Company of Brattleboro. Mrs. Dunster's Bakery, a Sussex, New Brunswick–based company that distributes its breads, doughnuts, muffins, and cookies across Atlantic Canada and Maine, made the purchase announcement within hours...
When I was a kid, our hero was Superman, the mild-mannered guy who brought petty criminals to justice while flying around in a cape. Today's heroes are animated, mechanized, robotic superheroes who battle intergalactically for control of the universe. Remember when movies simply had stars we loved to watch? (In my day, it was Bogie and Bacall, Cary Grant, and Sophia Loren.) Now, it seems all actors are superstars, giant novae on screen or stage regardless of talent. We used...
Latchis Arts announces the return of its Movies for Kids series after its suspension in March 2020 due to COVID. Family-friendly films will be presented on Saturdays and Sundays at 11 a.m. beginning the weekend of Jan. 28–29 and continuing through March at the Latchis Theatre. Admission is by donation. The Movies for Kids series has been one of the most popular programs since Latchis Arts launched it in 2018. The intent is to present films for families to enjoy...
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