BRATTLEBORO — I have come to view Donald Trump simply as “The Abscess.”
MacLean Gander is retired from a long career as a professor and administrator at Landmark...
Deborah Lee Luskin , one of this newspaper's original columnists, blogs at deborahleeluskin.com. WILLIAMSVILLE-I have...
Emily Carris Duncan (ecarrisduncan.com) represents the Windham-6 district (Wilmington, Whitingham, and Halifax) in the Vermont...
Meg Donahue is cofounder and chief creative officer of MamaSezz.com, an online enterprise that works...
The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union and Windham Southeast School District have hired several administrators. Kate Margaitis will serve as principal of the Green Street School in Brattleboro after serving as an assistant principal at Brattleboro Union High School. Most recently she served as Green Street School's interim principal, replacing Mark Speno, who had been appointed as the interim superintendent of schools for the Windham Southeast Supervisory Union last summer and has been named to the permanent role. A resident of...
Weston Theater Company announces its 2022 Young Company production: Shrek: The Musical, playing Wednesday, June 22, through Sunday, July 10, and touring venues throughout central and southern Vermont. “Follow Shrek, that lovable, stinky ogre on his quest to save quirky, captivating Princess Fiona from a dragon-guarded castle,” say organizers. “There is something for everyone in this bighearted, fun-packed, and fart-joke-filled fairy tale.” Weston Theater Company joined with partners across Vermont to bring Shrek to audiences in their own towns for...
DUMMERSTON-In Brattleboro, we are fortunate to have the Ethiopian Community Development Center (ECDC), which supports refugee resettlement. Our community has been enhanced by the contributions of many refugees, including those from Afghanistan and several countries in Africa. Refugees have benefited from language classes and caseworkers who assist with housing, medical resources, and education/training opportunities. Volunteers provide tutoring and transportation for medical appointments. I have had the privilege of getting to know several families through volunteering as a conversation partner. ECDC...
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 1212, Brattleboro, VT 05302
Physical address:
139 Main St, Suites 601A and 604, Brattleboro, VT 05302
The Commons is published by Vermont Independent Media, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.