WILMINGTON — What a well-written and thoughtful piece. I enjoyed reading it. Thank you, Ann Landenberger!
BRATTLEBORO-In Brattleboro, a significant amount of public discourse happens online. While social media can be...
GREENFIELD, MASS.-When I saw the cover of The Commons, I decided to look over this...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group went off to Asheville, North Carolina! The multicultural group...
NORTHFIELD, MASS.-There are so many hysterical writers to this paper that it's difficult to focus...
With the drama of the 2015 budget process still ringing in many ears here, there was on Tuesday a sneak peek at the town's thinking on the 2016 general fund budget. Interim Town Manager Patrick Moreland detailed at the Selectboard meeting on Nov. 4 budgets that assume a continuation of the same level of service as with FY15 and show an overall expense at or below that of its previous year. With a bit of modification, he said, he can...
I am shocked by the Vermont treasurer's office trying to get the state's retired teachers to move to a Medicare Advantage plan. Anyone who has done research quickly discovers many disadvantages. Some years ago, I was trying to straighten out the finances of a naïve relative who had both multiple sclerosis and paralysis from the chest down. He believed the pitch from one of the insurance companies and had given up his Medicare coverage. The Advantage plan denied him the...
Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present a Roots and Americana Music Festival featuring The Mammals, Corner House, and The New Domestics, as part of the 2022 Next Stage “Bandwagon Summer Series,” on Sunday, May 29, from 1 to 6 p.m., at Cooper Field in Putney. The rain date is Monday, May 30. The Mammals are described by organizers as “a warm-blooded party band with a conscience that spans the horizons of Americana music, from soulfully harmonized indie-folk ballads...
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