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BRATTLEBORO-Sebastian Alvarez knows firsthand that not every student learns the same way.
Now the 16-year-old Brattleboro sophomore will get to make that case to the people who set education policy for the entire state.
NEWFANE-Primary season is upon us. But how many people know what it takes to put their name out there on a lawn sign? It might surprise some to know that recruiting candidates for the House of Representatives is part of the job of the House majority and minority leaders. Rep. Emily Long, of Newfane, the House Majority Leader, is leading the effort to introduce Democrats into the state political pipeline. Her Republican counterpart, House Minority Leader Patricia McCoy, of Poultney,
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. This News item was submitted to The Commons.
WARDSBORO-The longest continuous running Fourth of July parade and celebration in the state will celebrate its 75th anniversary this year. Organizers say that this year's 75th celebration of the Fourth in Wardsboro "promises spectacular events such as the usual colorful floats, vintage cars from around the region, creative vendors who will line Main Street, our famous Strawberry Shortcake, the Chicken Barbecue with all the fixins', homemade pies, the hamburger/hot dog stand, a lemonade stand, face painting, a quilt show, kids'
SAXTONS RIVER-The village's annual Fourth of July celebration, centered on Main Street, is a tradition that has been going strong for more than seven decades. The day begins with the pie baking contest, to which bakers can submit entries in one or more of three categories: sweet, savory, and gluten-free. Pies are to be dropped off at Main Street Arts at 8:30 a.m. Pie will be sold after the judging, with prizes awarded at noon. The Firecracker 5K Road Race...
GUILFORD-After a hiatus of several years, the village of Guilford Center will revive its Fourth of July tradition, coinciding with the 150th anniversary of the Broad Brook Grange, established in 1874. The community is invited to join in the festivities on Thursday, July 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., for a community picnic, reminiscent of early Grange gatherings and sponsored by the Broad Brook Grange. The day kicks off at 11 a.m. at the recently restored Guilford Center Meeting...
BRATTLEBORO-The 51st annual "By the People: Brattleboro Goes Fourth" Independence Day celebration is set for Thursday, July 4, with a morning parade downtown and an afternoon and evening program of family activities and fireworks at Living Memorial Park. Marching units - including the local American Legion and Brattleboro Union High School bands, veterans, and civic and youth groups - will kick off the festivities at 10 a.m. with a parade from Flat Street to Main Street to the town Common.
Residents of Guilford have discovered the aftermath an invasive species of roundworm that devastates beech trees, the latest indication that the leaf gall nematode has reached southeastern Vermont and inflicting beech leaf disease (BLD) in its wake. The presence of Litylenchus crenatae mccannii was first confirmed in Vernon last October by staff at the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation, and then in Dummerston, after locals submitted pictures of ravaged beech leaves to the agency's website. The microscopic nematode...
Morse Brook Farm This is our third year at the Putney Farmers' Market. We like it because it is truly local and we are vending next to our neighbors. It has a very relaxed and welcoming feel and we have a very pleasant group of vendors who support the market and each other. We are a hill farm on the eastern slope of the highest ridge in Westminster, with a view of the Connecticut River Valley. We have 80 open...
Emma Rose Sheldon is a licensed clinical mental health counselor. BRATTLEBORO-I feel compelled to speak...
KATE TRZASKOS is executive director of the Downtown Brattleboro Alliance. BRATTLEBORO- What does the future...
The writer represents Windham-1 (Guilford and Vernon) in the Vermont Legislature. GUILFORD-Thank you to the...
Chloe Learey is executive director of the Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development.
BRATTLEBORO-For the first time since 2015, the Windham World Affairs Council (WWAC) Annual Galbraith Lecture...
BRATTLEBORO-Sarasa Ensemble performs “Nordic Circle” at the Brattleboro Music Center on Friday, Nov. 13, at...
VERNON-Regional nonprofit Jazzhers will host a jazz clinic for female and nonbinary students in grades...
BRATTLEBORO-Peter Gould’s new novel, Part for the Hole, is about a guy who decides to...
-The Bellows Falls Terriers are now one victory away from winning the Division III state...
-There will be more soccer at Hayford Field in Wilmington this week as both of...
-It has been a great autumn of soccer in the Deerfield Valley so far this...
-The Twin Valley-Leland & Gray soccer rivalry is one of the best in Vermont as...
