BRATTLEBORO-Last week, the Vermont Legislature adjourned after passing a controversial education reform bill that many...
WINDHAM-Approximately 40 people gathered at the Windham Meeting House on June 17 for "What's Possible,
BRATTLEBORO-Three school districts will begin their summer meals programs, distributing free, weekly meal kits to...
WESTMINSTER-After completing its 25th school year of operation, The Compass School recently and abruptly announced...
The print version of the story “Brattleboro, Rescue Inc. on course to part ways due to contract dispute,” [News, April 13] incorrectly asserted a financial relationship between the town and the EMS nonprofit for dispatch services. The story has been corrected online at commonsnews.org.
David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, will discuss the Obama administration's use of American power in a talk at First Baptist Church at 190 Main St. on Wednesday, Dec. 5. His talk, “Confront and Conceal: Obama's Secret Wars and the Surprising Use of American Power,” is part of the Vermont Humanities Council's First Wednesdays series and takes place at 7 p.m. Sanger's talk will offer a revealing look inside the current administration's aggressive use of innovative...
I'm writing this letter to thank Rockingham residents for the wonderful opportunity I've had to serve you as the director of the Rockingham Free Public Library for the last five years. The library is a tremendous resource for the town, and it has been well-used and well-loved by the community since 1909 when it was first built with funds donated by Andrew Carnegie. This gem of a building has just undergone a thorough renovation so that it can serve the...
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