I am so sorry to lose Pat Smith. She was the voice of the Reformer for me, and always helpful.
Jason Cooper, a real estate investor, developer, and property manager, has served as a steering...
Jessica Dolan, Ph.D. (District 8) is a Brattleboro Representative Town Meeting member. BRATTLEBORO-Our predecessors were...
Emilie Kornheiser, Ian Goodnow, Mollie Burke, Michael Mrowicki, and Zon Eastes are state representatives; Nader...
SPRINGFIELD-On April 16, during his inaugural speech as secretary of health and human services, Robert...
Elections for town offices and the Windham Southeast School District will take place on Tuesday, March 2. The three-year Selectboard seat now held by Brandie Starr will be on the ballot, as will the two one-year seats currently held by Ian Goodnow and Daniel Quipp. Starr, who has served since 2018, told The Commons on Monday that she has not yet decided about whether to seek another term. Quipp, a board member since 2019, announced his intent to seek reelection...
Mitchell-Giddings Fine Arts, 183 Main St., presents “Gene Parulis: Visions and Explorations,” with an artist's opening reception Saturday, March 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit continues through April 14 and an Artist Talk is scheduled for March 23, 5 p.m. Parulis has been absorbed in photographing the world for 50 years, and his passion for photography is central to his teaching and traveling. He has taught in diverse places from a mountain village in Algeria to Kuwait University,
GUILFORD-Betsy Thomason clearly shows that she has no idea what book banning is. In her letter, Betsy claims that as the former owner of Everyone's Books, I refused to display books by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and refused to order them if requested, and when we held an event to discuss book banning, she accused us of being book banners. These statements are untrue for three reasons: 1. We did special-order single copies of the book, which was full of...
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