AmÉe LaTour is a writer for nonprofits and lover of words and human beings. Recovery...
BRATTLEBORO-Peter Adair's essay is the best piece of writing I have seen in The Commons:
FLORENCE, MASS.-I just read with shock and awe, or just plain enthusiasm, a couple of...
Kris Pavek, a 71-year-old retired midwife and photographer, has often stayed in Brattleboro in summer...
Humans are no longer the only ones who have health care options beyond the allopathic approach. A number of options exist for the four-legged set utilizing so-called “alternative” modalities such as massage and acupuncture. In the last year, two new practitioners, Dr. Amy Plavin and Megan MacArthur Littlehales, have brought their services to help dogs, cats, and farm animals in the Brattleboro area live longer and more comfortably, often in combination with Western veterinary medicine. Hemlock Ridge In mid-November, Plavin...
The New England Center for Circus Arts is launching a new outreach program, the Circus Affects Project, to combine free circus activities and food opportunities to support the development of young people in Brattleboro's underserved areas. Open to youth ages 7 to 17 living at Moore Court and Ledgewood Heights, NECCA's award winning coaches will teach a range of skills including juggling, low wire, acrobatics, human pyramids, theater games, clowning, and unicycling. The Circus Affects Project is supported by grants...
A teenage boy got off the bus recently in downtown Brattleboro. With blue headphones on and bopping to his own music, he picked up a piece of one-inch-thick chalk and wrote on a high black wall that he was grateful for “life.” Another person walking by gave him a thumbs-up, and the teen continued down Flat Street. Through the installation of her Walls of Gratitude - the centerpiece of a larger show she curated, Watching Angels - Margaret “Meg” Donahue...
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