Love this story! Ana was my son Leo's preschool teacher. I am so happy for the family and the amazing resourcefulness and commitment that brought them all back together. So happy for Ana.
Wilda L. White, Hilary Melton, and Malaika Puffer are founding directors of MadFreedom Advocates, Inc.,
BRATTLEBORO-While it's encouraging that we're finally approaching a more inclusive way of recognizing the voices...
BRATTLEBORO-The results from the Charter Revision Committee's recent poll in Districts 7, 8, and 9...
Peter Adair is the author of the books Sacred Universe and Sacred Earth. WESTMINSTER WEST-Unlikely...
Good day to you. I hope that some of you were able to access my updates on The Commons' Facebook page during the past wintry week we just slogged through. Nice to get some real snow on the ground, finally! But what goes up must come down. And in this case, it's the opposite. What has gone down (temperatures) must come up, and up they will climb, starting this weekend. However, we've got couple of days of generally light accumulating...
WEST BRATTLEBORO-At no other time since its inception in 1970 has preserving what remains of the Earth been so urgent. Globally, since that first Earth Day, vertebrate wildlife populations have decreased by a staggering 73% with nearly 200 species gone extinct. Heartbroken, I tried to fathom the enormity of the die-offs. For over 30 years, I and scores of others labored in conservation, yet we're losing animals by the billions. Feeling powerless, seeking ways to help at this late stage,
Brattleboro Area Hospice presents a fundraising event for these socially distant times: a virtual garden tour of one of the area's most lovely gardens, featured in the October issue of Martha Stewart Living and the Sept. 16 issue of Gardens Illustrated. The 44-minute video tour with homeowner Rita Ramirez and collaborating gardeners, Helen O'Donnell and Laurie Merrigan, takes viewers on a leisurely and informative stroll through the picturesque and eclectic East Dummerston garden. “We were very disappointed that we couldn't...
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