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You are some of the hardest working people I know, and you deserve every maple product sale you get from this opportunity and others!
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 town's Department of Public Works needs a new home. With recently approved outside consulting help, the first step in the process will be to figure out what the DPW needs in a facility, what it has, and what it likely will need in the future. The current facility on Fairground Road, built in 1951, houses the department's offices, workshops, and garage space for its many vehicles - except for the ones that don't fit. “The building is substandard,” said...
Gerard Cloutier writes that he feels very safe in Vermont, refutes any presidential responsibility for a rise in “violent crime,” and presents statistics to demonstrate that, in fact, there has been no rise in violent crime during the current administration. As Mark Twain said, “There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Here are the numbers Mr. Cloutier left out. Despite a 43-percent drop in overall violent crime since the 1990s, mass shootings have increased dramatically since the Federal Assault Weapons...
In connection with the exhibit “If she has a pulse, she has a chance,” the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center presents three events having to do with addiction and recovery - a talk by photographer and recovery coach Michael Poster on Nov. 29, a reception honoring and thanking community members who support individuals and families in recovery on Dec. 4, and a panel discussion on the state of addiction and recovery in the Brattleboro area on Dec. 13. All three...
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