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Tuesday, June 25, 2024 — Issue 771

BRATTLEBORO-A reminder to readers that The Commons will not publish an issue on Wednesday, July 3.

Any urgent news and updates will be published on the newspaper's website.

The newspaper will resume publication on Wednesday, July 12, with the deadline for submissions of news and advertising on Friday, July 5.

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Celebrating independence, striving for unity

This year, we celebrate the United States’ 250th birthday — its semiquincentennial. On July 4,

Vernon, state grapple with potential VY site redevelopment

By
Greta Solssa

VERNON-After 40 years in operation, the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station in Vernon shuttered in...

Serious play

By
Joyce Marcel

BRATTLEBORO-A clown is someone who pretends they have just been born, says Brattleboro’s Peter Gould.

No paper July 1

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Local lawmakers get committee assignments

By
Randolph T. Holhut
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 — Issue 798

-With the start of the 2025-26 legislative biennium at the State House in Montpelier came the reshuffling of committee assignments in the House and Senate. Windham County's two incumbent Democratic senators, Wendy Harrison of Brattleboro and Nader Hashim of Dummerston, will be in charge of committees in that chamber this biennium. Harrison will lead the Institutions Committee, replacing Russ Ingalls, R-Essex, who led the committee in the last biennium. Ingalls will now lead the Agriculture Committee. Hashim will chair the...

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Irish Christmas features Doyle and McAuley

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 — Issue 795

PUTNEY-Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music celebrate the season with an evening of traditional Irish, British Isles, and original holiday music by John Doyle and Mick McAuley on Thursday, Dec. 19, at 7 p.m. at Next Stage. Both natives of Ireland and from musical families, Doyle and McAuley are "true powerhouses" in traditional Irish music. Their "nearly telepathic musical connection" began in the Irish-American band Solas. Both now have flourishing high-profile solo careers. They periodically come together to brush...

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Town Meetings are a test of endurance for those who can get there

By
Susan Bellville
Tuesday, February 10, 2026 — Issue 852

BRATTLEBORO-Having a vote on how our town is run - a vote on how tax dollars are spent - is a fundamental right, and we should make sure everyone has a vote. Australian ballot, also known as secret ballot, ensures full access for everyone. You get your ballot, and you vote. Do you need facts and information? Access is everywhere, from numerous informational meetings, town reports, social and print media, discussions between neighbors and friends, letter writing campaigns, and even...

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