Great article about Lester Dunklee, my dad!
It's all true. Yes, the Whetstone flood was severe - thanks to all who helped my dad and other businesses and people who were impacted.
Retirement...what's that? Is that like refurbishing your tires?
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...
There were few questions at a May 2 meeting of the Planning Commission, when the town's Planning Department staff members offered a presentation about cannabis establishments and zoning. About 20 people attended via Zoom, with a smattering of people attending in person. Planning Director Sue Fillion showed maps of districts in town reflecting where cannabis can and cannot be sold and/or cultivated. Overall, siting of a cannabis shop cannot be prohibited because, in 2021, voters opted in to retail sales...
PUTNEY-Next Stage Arts presents an intimate encounter of voice and strings, sounds and cultures, with Duo Andalus, featuring Lala Tamar, at Next Stage, 15 Kimball Hill, on Sunday, April 28, at 7 p.m. "Take a trip through the Mediterranean - Flamenco, Ladino, Moroccan, Jewish, Arabic - merging together with Duo Andalus. Lala Tamar's vocal virtuosity blends with Ofer Ronen's flamenco guitar style and oud," says Keith Marks, executive director of Next Stage Arts, in a news release. "We love the...
I am very appreciative of Jane Katz Field's piece. Months before my husband was to become eligible for Medicare, he started doing exhaustive research on the various plans, which resulted in him avoiding Medicare Advantage plans like the plague. At the time, I teased him about the intensity of his research and, boy, did I eat my words after an illness landed him in the hospital three times this past spring. His due diligence saved us thousands of dollars and,
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