BRATTLEBORO

Weather

View 7-day forecast

Weather sponsored by

Your support powers every story we tell. Please help us reach our year-end goal.

Donate Now

Your support powers every story we tell. We're committed to producing high-quality, fact-based news and information that gives you the facts in this community we call home. If our work has helped you stay informed, take action, or feel more connected to Windham County – please give now to help us reach our goal of raising $150,000 by December 31st.

Donate Now
✕

BRATTLEBORO

Weather

View 7-day forecast

Weather sponsored by

Your support powers every story we tell. Please help us reach our year-end goal.

Donate Now

Your support powers every story we tell. We're committed to producing high-quality, fact-based news and information that gives you the facts in this community we call home. If our work has helped you stay informed, take action, or feel more connected to Windham County – please give now to help us reach our goal of raising $150,000 by December 31st.

Donate Now
✕

Information meetings set for new Town Garage

Wednesday, February 17, 2016 — Issue 344

JAMAICA — The town of Jamaica has scheduled two informational meetings regarding the bond vote for a new town highway garage.

The first is on Tuesday, Feb, 23, beginning with a site visit at the Town Garage on Town Shed Road at 4 p.m., followed by an informational meeting at 5 p.m. at the Town Offices.

A second meeting will be held for anyone who was unable to attend the first on Thursday, Feb. 25, at 6:30 p.m., at the Town Offices.

The vote will be at the Jamaica Town Hall on Tuesday, March 1, by Australian ballot between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Subscribe to receive free email delivery of The Commons!

STORY FOOTER GOES HERE

News

Around the Towns

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 — Issue 298

WBA plans meeting with Brattleboro Police on rash of home break-ins WEST BRATTLEBORO - On Thursday, March 26, the West Brattleboro Association (WBA) will host a discussion with the Brattleboro Police Department about recent property break-ins. It will be held in the Hayes Court Community Room on Garfield Drive at 7 p.m. All residents are invited to pose questions to the police and get pointers on how best to avoid future break-ins. This forum will also provide an opportunity for...

Read More

Voices

Special-interest group turned out the vote

Wednesday, July 15, 2015 — Issue 314

With only 3,000 residents, it's hard to justify a full-time unionized fire department with a budget of $321,775. Many towns with far larger populations are superbly served by volunteers. Village President Nancy McAuliffe is right in identifying crushing taxes as a key factor in the town's decline. But with union members dominating the meeting and sowing unjustified fear in the few folks who did show up to vote, the excessive municipal budgets will continue. A classic case of a special-interest...

Read More

Arts

Ladies of the Rainbow get steamy for Windham County Heat Fund fundraiser

Wednesday, January 25, 2017 — Issue 392

“Heating it up with the Ladies of the Rainbow,” on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 8 p.m. at the VFW on Black Mountain Road, will be this year's major fundraiser for the Windham County Heat Fund. In 2005 Daryl Pillsbury and Richard Davis decided to find a way to help people struggling to pay for home heating fuel who were not eligible for existing programs. They simply decided to raise money and then figure out who was in need and help...

Read More

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 1212, Brattleboro, VT 05302

Physical address:
139 Main St, Suites 601A and 604, Brattleboro, VT 05302

888-511-5150
info@commonsnews.org

Category Menu

Nav Menu

The Commons is published by Vermont Independent Media, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.