BRATTLEBORO — I'm writing in appreciation of the beautiful flowers we have throughout downtown Brattleboro this summer!
Our quality of life is higher because of these flowers. Many thanks to those who are responsible for them.
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 have been so many changes in the ways in which we treat our mentally ill and our elderly in our society,” says Sandy Ware, who has witnessed those changes locally firsthand over a long career of helping others, mainly at the Brattleboro Retreat and its former nursing home for resident patients, Linden Lodge. At just 14 years old, Ware was hired by longtime Recreational Director Frank Dearborn to assist in running one of the playground programs for the recreation...
Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present an evening of traditional and contemporary Celtic music featuring high energy bagpipes/fiddle/guitar trio Cantrip and folksinger/multi-instrumentalist Lindsay Straw at Next Stage on Saturday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m. The concert celebrates Cantrip's 20th anniversary, with the band performing a mix of brand new music, as well as their entire 2001 album, Silver. From the strong base of its Celtic roots, Cantrip branches out into the music of other European cultures. Weaving together...
Many thanks to Olga Peters for thoughtful, insightful mini-biographies of those we elected to the Vermont Legislature. We now have a glimpse of the amazing way each responded to the legislative challenges posed this past year, as well as some of the values that helped prioritize their energies. Kudos to all involved.
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