Rick Holmes, of Marlboro, is a retired newspaper editor and columnist. MARLBORO-Ho Chi Minh City,
BRATTLEBORO-In Brattleboro, a significant amount of public discourse happens online. While social media can be...
GREENFIELD, MASS.-When I saw the cover of The Commons, I decided to look over this...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group went off to Asheville, North Carolina! The multicultural group...
Residents may have a new place to gather, thanks to the work of several committed community members. Julie Tamler, founder of Brattleboro Center for People with Disabilities, a recently established nonprofit, hopes to create what she's calling “an inclusion center,” a safe and accessible environment for all members of the community. Tamler says she sees the space as a drop-in center for those with and without disabilities to gather, take classes, and host community events. In the next few months,
Guitarist Hiroya Tsukamoto will perform in Wendy's Jazz Soiree Series in Guilford on Sunday, April 9, at 3 p.m. There will be no intermission and masks are optional. Admission is $15–$20 at the door. Call 802-254-6189 for information and directions. Hiroya Tsukamoto is an innovative guitarist and composer who fuses folk, jazz, and world music. Born and raised in Japan, he received a scholarship in 2000 to Berklee College of Music and came to the United States. He now lives...
We are all the 99%, a sign that you would expect to see at one of the many American protests sparked by Occupy Wall Street, floats above a crowd of demonstrators in Tel Aviv, Israel. More than 30,000 marched in Tel Aviv on this particular Saturday, demanding social justice. The demonstration is just one part of a larger movement started on July 14 by Daphni Leef, who called for the creation of a tent city after she searched in vain...
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