BRATTLEBORO — We were lucky to have Paul Cameron around as long as we did.
Enjoy North Carolina, Paul! We'll miss your dedication and kindness!
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...
New York-based real estate firm Time Equities Inc. (TEI) in April purchased the two buildings that house Sam's Outdoor Outfitters, Sam's Too, and 48 apartments. Brad Borofsky said his family's business, Sam's, will remain open and operating. The business has signed a long-term lease with TEI, he said. “We have no plans of leaving any time soon,” Borofsky said in the midst of writing inventory orders for next spring and summer. “We'll be here longer if the sales environment can...
Putney Public Library hosts a Writers Salon via Zoom, 7–8 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month, November through March, and features writers of fiction and poetry from Vermont and other parts of the United States. Host Toni Ortner welcomes Diane Frank and Castle Freeman Jr. as February's writers. Diane Frank is the author of eight books of poems, three novels, and a photo memoir of her 400-mile trek in the Nepali Himalayas. White Listening to the Enigma Variations,
Saxtons River is a village of volunteers - from the fire department and FAST squad to the Fourth of July Committee. This spring, the Village Trustees are looking for new volunteers to join our local government, keeping Saxtons River clean, safe, and lively. Vote to elect the new positions at the Annual Meeting, Monday, April 12. Needed: two registered voters from the village to replace retiring trustees. The five-member board meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Mondays...
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