RE: “Having his back” [News, March 13]:
An amazing write up about amazing people. Keep it coming!
ATHENS-Jeff Potter's column argues that because some United Nations officials and nongovernmental organizations argue Israel's...
BRATTLEBORO-Australian (secret) ballot is the only way all the registered voters of Brattleboro get to...
Tristan Roberts (tristan@tristanroberts.org) is a former state representative, a small-scale farmer, and a writer who...
Daniel Quipp served on the Brattleboro Selectboard from 2019 to 2025. BRATTLEBORO-In the last month...
With an estimated bill of $733 million to repair or replace buildings and infrastructure damaged by Tropical Storm Irene, Vermont is now borrowing money at a faster pace than any other state in the country. According to a report last week by Bloomberg News, the state of Vermont and its cities and towns have sold $492 million of municipal bonds so far this year. That is up $99 million over the same period last year. Roads and infrastructure in 200...
On behalf of the Vermont Theatre Company's board of trustees, we thank everyone who helped make VTC's recent production of The Tempest a wonderful success. It marked VTC's 29th Shakespeare in the Park and the end of our 34th Season. We know that community theater is at its best when driven by community members with a strong desire to do the hard work it takes to create a show, bring it to life, and delight audiences. We were very fortunate...
The Commons recently received a request from Lyman Orton, proprietor of the Vermont Country Store, for help identifying the people and place depicted in a painting that he has acquired for his Lost Vermont Images collection. The painting, Family Restaurant, was made by Kyra Markham, an influential painter and printmaker of her time who lived in West Halifax between 1946 and 1959. Orton would like to know who the people in the painting are, and what restaurant is depicted. Donnel...
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