BRATTLEBORO — It's a sad day when a writer loses a job. I hope Pat Smith and Mike Fahar find meaningful work that will continue to contribute to their community.
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...
The math is simple: In a town with a chronic shortage of affordable housing, if medical personnel have to visit to help with COVID-19 patients, where will they live? Kate Barry says that she has been hearing stories about how difficult it is for temporary health-care workers to find affordable short-term rentals. The Brattleboro-based real estate agent, currently sheltering in place with her family in New Hampshire, owns and manages a set of vacation-rental units with her husband, Bruce Hunt.
When I was coming of age around New York City in the early 1980s, there was a local sports broadcaster whose signature phrase was, “Let's go to the videotape!” What would follow would be a fascinating few minutes as games were reduced to their most dramatic highlights. Going to the videotape has changed our perception of the world. In recent history, we've seen the rise of broadcast journalism, surveillance footage, and the increasing prevalence of the recorded moving image. The...
PUTNEY-"Metalsum: Art Inspired by Nature and Imagined Through Found Objects" by Jane Kolias is now on exhibit at the Putney Public Library through Feb. 28. Kolias creates rustic metal art from found objects. Her previous work in metalsmithing includes jewelry fabrication and welding. Her finished wall pieces involve many elements intricately combined. They take on "a spirited playfulness" say organizers - cutlery is welded to form palm fronds, a sunflower form is created from screwdrivers welded to an iron agricultural...
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