BRATTLEBORO — RE: “Our nuclear spring” [Editorial, March 14].
Once again, The Commons hits the nail on the head! What a great bunch of news people you are.
BRATTLEBORO-Big thanks to Joyce Marcel for an excellent article/interview with Becca Balint, and big thanks...
BRATTLEBORO-As I listen to all the reports of what's happening in the Texas Legislature, I...
SAXTONS RIVER-An open letter to Gov. Phil Scott: On Aug. 10, I received an email...
GUILFORD-In the subheading referring to "the 'cruelty' of the budget bill," I understand why you...
Living Memorial Park pool now open BRATTLEBORO - The Living Memorial Park Swimming Pool opened for the season on June 15. Season passes are still available at the swimming pool. The regular rates for Brattleboro residents are $10 for toddlers, $25 for students, $35 for adults, and $65 for families. For non-residents, passes are $20 for toddlers, $40 for students, $50 for adults, and $90 for families. For more information, call the Recreation & Parks office at 802-254-5808. Dairy Day...
We have read with great concern and consternation Rebecca Holcombe's memorandum on “Student Voice and Civil Debate,” addressed to superintendents, principals, independent school headmasters, and all educators in Vermont. In this memo, the secretary of education urges the aforementioned parties to foster students' ability to use their voices to advocate for change, yet suggests that students not participate in the walkouts planned at many schools, but rather share a 17-minute period of silence in the auditorium. (The irony of asking...
Flooding this month will force the Weston Theater Company, Vermont's oldest professional acting troupe, to relocate from its waterlogged playhouse for the rest of the year. "The extremity of the damage combined with the difficulty of the timing requires us to make some essential changes," Susanna Gellert, executive artistic director, wrote in a statement to supporters. The company - a cornerstone of its namesake Windsor County hometown of 623 - had planned for an 87th summer season with big productions...
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