Certainly, Vermont should not be adding a dirty-fossil-fuel plant! How about a solar facility with non-toxic aqueous battery storage instead?
Keep moving forward. Don't backslide!
BRATTLEBORO-We are living in a moment of deep crisis for our democracy. Billionaires and political...
WESTMINSTER-A few days ago, I texted some of my family members to call their representatives...
BRATTLEBORO-There has been an unrelenting assault on our culture and our country since the inauguration...
TOWNSHEND-Several weeks ago, a Peruvian fisherman, stranded in the ocean for months, was miraculously found...
The state's emergency motel voucher program is set to continue providing motel rooms as COVID-safe shelter through March 31, 2021. Those who do not qualify for such lodging can take cover in a seasonal overflow shelter in a local motel. Groundworks Collaborative has been providing support to more than 180 people from at least 100 households currently sheltering in Brattleboro motels. Employees of the nonprofit have noted an increase in the number of people who are found ineligible for state-funded...
As expected, corporate media and the White House are pushing lies to rationalize Donald Trump's criminal act of assassination. In reality, the justifications used by the Trump administration for the murder were false. Qassem Soleimani was not planning any attacks on the U.S. or its interests in Iraq. He was targeted and assassinated because of his recent political activism in convincing Russia to intervene in Syria and for his support for the Houthi tribes in gaining control of northern Yemen.
A Brattleboro tradition that combines Christmas music with heavy metal is returning to the First Congregational Church in West Brattleboro on Sunday, Dec. 17. TubaChristmas will bring together tuba, euphonium, and baritone horn players from throughout the region to play carols specially arranged for a choir of low brass (sorry - no trombones allowed). This year's event is dedicated to the memory of one of its original organizers and participants, Bruce Corwin, who died Oct. 30. Corwin was a retired...
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 1212, Brattleboro, VT 05302
Physical address:
139 Main St, Suites 601A and 604, Brattleboro, VT 05302
The Commons is published by Vermont Independent Media, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.