BELLOWS FALLS — As a small-business owner, I have found myself in Dunklee's numerous times and have always left a satisfied customer, for much less than I was expecting.
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 Harris Hill Ski Jump had cancelled its annual competition a dozen times in the past century for a variety of reasons - World War II (1943–45), a lack of snow (1930, 1932, 1937, 1980, 1981, and 1998), and reconstruction of the ski jump to meet international competition standards (2006–08). And now, joining the list of extenuating circumstances that can remove a beloved local tradition and major winter sports institution from the calendar: the coronavirus. Organizers last week decided to...
Lights! Camera! Auction! will be the cry at Main Street Arts as the community arts center continues the celebration of its 30th birthday with its annual benefit gala Saturday, Sept. 22, beginning at 5 p.m. A silent auction of art work, local services, and donated goods will be on hand to tempt buyers, and Bill Stevens will auction off a group of special items, including an evening of wine and hors d'oeuvres on a veranda overlooking a flowing stream, with...
With the 2022 Vermont rate of 37 opioid deaths per 100,000 people, who among us is asking themselves this question: “Why does Windham County have the distinction of having the highest rate in the state at 56.4 deaths per 100,000?” No stranger to the long-term effects of the family disease of addiction, we escaped death by opioid overdose - barely. I am writing today not because I have the answer or even an answer. I am, however, writing because I...
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