BRATTLEBORO-With so much music happening in recent decades at 22 High St., one could argue...
BRATTLEBORO-As the provisos of this year's education reform law set in, the Windham Southeast School...
BRATTLEBORO-The Selectboard will host a listening session to kick off the fiscal year 2027 budget...
JACKSONVILLE-After overseeing the senior meals program for 10 years, Terrie Dumaine is stepping down from...
State Rep. Michael Hebert, R-Vernon, received notice on Sept. 24 that House Speaker Shapleigh “Shap” Smith Jr. appointed him to the state's nuclear oversight panel. The seven-member Vermont State Nuclear Oversight Panel (VSNAP), part of the Vermont Department of Public Service, considers nuclear issues in the state, with a focus on the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant in Vernon. “I think I'll be able to help our region with how we go on living after VY is gone,” Hebert said. Hebert...
Now in his sixth year as music director of the Windham Orchestra, Hugh Keelan recently sat down with The Commons to talk about his orchestra, its new season, and the joy of making music. “My mission as leader of the Windham Orchestra is nothing less than to keep people exploring,” says Keelan, with enthusiasm, “and by that I mean both our audiences and those musicians who play music together with us.” Born in Kingston-upon-Thames, an area of southwest London, Keelan...
On the March 2 ballot, Brattleboro voters will decide whether the Town Charter should be amended to allow a greater degree of self-governance to be exercised by the people of Brattleboro. Specifically, if approved by Brattleboro voters and then by the state Legislature, this article would allow future charter changes to be made by Brattleboro voters (and affirmed by the Brattleboro Selectboard) without having to obtain the Legislature's approval, as long as the provisions being adopted already exist in at...
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