Congrats to Michael Obuchowski! I wish I could have been there at the Windham County Democrats' Obie Awards. Keep swinging!
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...
The Selectboard has set a Special Town Meeting for Friday, Sept. 17 for voters to decide whether to permit cannabis sales in the community and whether to establish a 1-percent local-option sales tax. Voting will take place by Australian ballot at the Town Office at 100 Old School St., with polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. An informational hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 8, at 6 p.m., at the Town Hall, 139 Middletown Rd. To provide information...
New England Youth Theatre will tackle issues such as xenophobia, bullying, and forgiveness March 6-14 with the timeless tale The Hundred Dresses, the kickoff show of NEYT's Mainstage 2020 season. Based on the award-winning book by Eleanor Estes and written by Mary Hall Surface, the story follows Wanda Petronski, a young girl who simply wants to have fun and make friends, just like every other child; but in 1930s small-town America, a Polish immigrant doesn't easily fit in. “This play...
The transition of power to a new generation in Cuba last week was an important moment in history. For the first time since 1959, the island nation is led by someone not named Castro. The generation of the revolution is not fading away quietly - Raúl Castro retains control of the Socialist party and the military. Still, his commitment to a transition to a new generation of leadership seems sincere, and also necessary, since he is almost 90. The new...
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