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Correction

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 — Issue 54

Correction

ROCKINGHAM —

ROCKINGHAM-A story on a proposed municipal merger between Rockingham and Bellows Falls [The Commons, June 10] incorrectly stated that no Rockingham residents had served as Town Manager.

Jim Mullen, who served as Town Manager before current Interim Manager Francis “Dutch” Walsh, is a Rockingham resident.

Also, the Merger Committee headed by Thom MacPhee first met in June 2009, with its final report released in November 2009.

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Sheriff explores a new approach to funding regional policing

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Brandon Canevari

The Windham County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) is attempting to change the way that local law...

Home-sharing eyed as part of solution to housing crunch

By
Ellen Pratt

HomeShare Vermont, a nonprofit that connects people with extra space in their homes to those...

Jumping worms invade Vermont’s gardens

By
Robert F. Smith

ROCKINGHAM-Rural gardeners and farmers have long known that the common earthworm (also known as the...

Region rallies for a reeling farm

By
Randolph T. Holhut

EAST DUMMERSTON-A three-alarm fire on Aug. 16 has destroyed a Windham County agricultural landmark. A...

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Community Thanksgiving Dinner is Wednesday, Nov. 24

Wednesday, November 24, 2021 — Issue 640

Owing to an editing error, the wrong day of the week was indicated for the Brattleboro Community Thanksgiving meal in last week's issue of The Commons. The meal, organized by volunteers, takes place Wednesday, Nov. 24 at 11:30 a.m., with pickups available at noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., and 3 p.m. To reserve a free Thanksgiving dinner, complete the form at bit.ly/640-thanksgiving-dinner to order up to five meals per request. Gluten-free and vegan options will be available, and people needing...

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Voices

Please — remember Fukushima

By
Nancy Braus
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 — Issue 705

On March 11, 12 years will have passed since the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi reactor complex - a meltdown that happened as the result of a massive tsunami. The natural disaster should not have been surprising due to Japan's location within what geologists call the “Ring of Fire,” a powerful designation of the area around the Pacific Ocean where seismic activity is endemic - which makes the Pacific shoreline of Japan a very poor spot to build numerous...

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Arts

Tortolano to perform ‘unique combination’ of works on historic organ

Wednesday, August 25, 2021 — Issue 627

Epsilon Spires presents Dr. William Tortolano, of St. Michael's College, to play the historic Estey 300 pipe organ in the Sanctuary at 190 Main St., on Wednesday, Sept. 1 at noon. The free concert inaugurates an ongoing live Lunchtime Organ Series continuing every first Wednesday, featuring accomplished organists from near and far. “Audiences are invited to bring lunch, find a comfortable spot, and become immersed as the music fills this acoustically exceptional hall,” event organizers write in a news release.

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